Meg Urry says loss of the planet-finding Kepler satellite would be huge for NASA, which is furiously trying to fix it--but one way or another, it's a matter of time before we find signs of life on other worlds Mon, 20 May 2013 11:22:21 EDT

Bruce Schneier says our government has lots of unneeded and ineffective security measures. Mon, 20 May 2013 16:06:40 EDT

Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton write that people pass up opportunities to spend their money to avoid disagreeable tasks Mon, 20 May 2013 09:27:14 EDT

Julian Zelizer says that Obama, like many before him, chose to work within the system to get things done rather than lead transformative change. Mon, 20 May 2013 09:27:22 EDT

Howard Kurtz says with scandals over IRS, Benghazi and, especially, the administration's scrutiny of AP phone records, the press has turned on the president. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:20:40 EDT

"LMAO @ L.A.," came the text. Fri, 17 May 2013 08:58:14 EDT

"Government should be transparent. Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their Government is doing. ... My Administration will take appropriate action, consistent with law and policy, to disclose information rapidly in forms that the public can readily find and use." -- President Barack Obama, memo to heads of executive departments and agencies, 2009 Wed, 15 May 2013 12:49:55 EDT

LZ Granderson says instead of reducing the blood alcohol content threshold, how about enforcing existing laws better? Thu, 16 May 2013 09:12:14 EDT

Romance may be getting short shrift among college students these days, replaced instead with quick "hookups" devoid of any real emotion, a new book argues. Thu, 16 May 2013 09:12:31 EDT

Donna Brazile says lack of transparency and due process at GOP-led hearings shows their true intent: To damage Clinton's presidential prospects, and Obama's credibility Wed, 15 May 2013 20:07:55 EDT

Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Freeman Hrabowski helped build a college with a national reputation for training scientists of all backgrounds Wed, 15 May 2013 13:15:37 EDT

Is Rush Limbaugh becoming a relic, a human version of "Mad Men," except without the style or cool clothes? Dean Obeidallah says Rush's troubles with advertisers are a sign his time has passed Tue, 14 May 2013 09:22:20 EDT

Ilyse Hogue says Pennsylvania case shows how denying women safe abortions risks sending women into substandard care of a murderer like Kermit Gosnell Tue, 14 May 2013 09:01:25 EDT

The mayor of tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, will push for a law requiring storm shelters or safe rooms in new homes, he told CNN. "We'll try to get it passed as soon as I can," Glenn Lewis said. Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:13 EDT

Before the term vaccination was coined, millions died each year from these deadly diseases. Wed, 22 May 2013 09:45:10 EDT