Despite the fact that arms manufacturing in most Western nations ultimately represents vast fortunes of public funds flowing into private coffers for products that deal in injury or death, the industry is usually represented as a source of national pride.

"The Body Politic" serves as an excellent guide to the recent public policy battles over assisted reproduction, embryonic stem cells, cloning, predictive genetics, synthetic biology, and the application of biomedical life support.

While "Coriolanus" doesn't have the name-brand recognition of "Hamlet" or "King Lear," Fiennes agrees that choosing to adapt this infrequently performed Shakespeare play worked to his advantage, because it doesn't have the baggage of those other titles.

A new series of collector's edition dolls are dedicated to great works of art.

To question whether yoga is all it seems is almost like inviting bad karma. But in reality, the ancient exercise form that sells itself as a panacea for modern living appears to fall short on several counts.

"Sealab: America's Forgotten Quest to Live and Work on the Ocean Floor" chronicles the efforts of a brave group of aquanauts determined to conquer a hostile undersea environment that is every bit as dangerous as space.

The robo-signing settlement lets Wall Street off the hook -- again.

Dog and cat fans love funny or touching animal stories. Just witness the ballooning pet section at your local bookstore. Here, the best of the bunch, both new and old

Claims that whites will be a minority in the U.S. by 2050 are historically outworn.

Standard cancer treatments have not included female fertility preservation as a concern. But that's changing, as fertility-preservation techniques become more sophisticated.

With no credible rivals on the ballot, Russian voters will likely again return Vladimir Putin to the Presidency. But will the loss of broad support and the energized opposition weaken his authority and keep the "Russian Spring" alive?

The keyboardist jumped at the chance to regroup The Little Willies, which initially formed for fun back in 2003, so Jones could play old C&W standards.

The conditions that have helped spark a string of school shootings in America are not aberrations; they are the norm. The hurtful and violent bullying with which teens contend has become commonplace and has reached disturbing levels.

The CoderDojo initiative-- a peer-to-peer youth organisation -- is now on the verge of going global.

If Nathan Englander is in fact the future of Jewish-American prose, then that future looks to be a far more moral and compassionate one than the writing of the recent past.

When cooked, quinoa is fluffy yet slightly crunchy, each grain remaining separate, with a delicate, nutty flavor. It can be used in a variety of ways: in place of rice at dinner or in place of oatmeal at breakfast, as well as in salads, soups, and casseroles.

With the recent resurgence of vinyl albums, many people who have yet to drop a needle themselves are buying up turntables and twelve-inches left and right.

The Republicans have adopted the Catholic Church's least-popular agenda item, and are cackling with delight as though they've hit a grand slam.

Recognizing the unique cultural contribution of books as well as the threat to our national heritage posed by digitalization, Congress should exempt publishers from antitrust laws.

Meet the 21st-century pioneers who want to make spaceflight affordable, accessible, and commonplace.