The Obama Administration has demonstrated a real commitment to fighting the issues of HIV and AIDS—notably through the creation of the first national AIDS strategy. Hill gives the President’s efforts […]

A conversation with the AIDS physician.

Despite being infected with HIV, some people have genetic traits that prevent the virus from progressing to AIDS, even without treatment from antiretrovirals. Known as "elite controllers" and "long-term nonprogressors," […]

Despite what Obama advisor Ezekiel Emanuel says, we may be able to treat our way out of the epidemic if enough resources were applied wisely and correctly.

A 2008 Swiss study suggested that people on antiretroviral medication are non-infectious, which, if true, would help to combat the stigma attached to HIV.

Hofmann found out in 1996 that she had contracted HIV, something she kept private for ten years. Even to this day "it still takes the spit from my mouth when […]

For the first time in 15 years, Hofmann is optimistic that we are near a cure for AIDS. In fact, it seems that one man may have already been cured.

A conversation with the editor-in-chief of POZ magazine.

Inventor, entrepreneur, author of best-selling book The Singularity is Near, and futurist Ray Kurzweil recently spoke to TIME magazine about his predictions for humanity’s future.  Some highlights: 1)   Computers are becoming cheaper, […]

Narcissists, much to the surprise of many experts, are in the process of becoming an endangered species. The diagnosis will no longer be officially recognized by 2013.

As science shows our planet could warm by as much as seven degrees, researchers predict what problems that could cause. Discovery News reports on current warming targets.

As the number of allergy sufferers soar, potential cures are getting more radical. Alternative theories abound on why developed countries have such high rates of allergic reactions.

Even though Silvio Berlusconi's political reign may be drawing to a close, thanks in part to recent accusations of colluding with Russia, his media legacy will live on.

Islamic suicide bombers are motivated by a lack of sex, says evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa. The scientist has put forth some controversial views on popular topics.

The mobile device has become such a ubiquitous technology that it is redefining the way we engage with people, information, and companies. It is changing society's social fabric.

This huge uproar might make you think that QE2 represents some radical shift in the Fed’s mission. It doesn’t, says The New Yorker in defending the Federal Reserve's monetary policy.

Although we might look foolish flailing around the living room, Kinect has managed to excite our flesh, and that means our emotions aren’t far behind, says Jonah Lehrer.

Why is the U.S. such an outliers when it comes to criminal sentencing? Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens writes for The New York Review of Books.

WikiLeaks plans to release an American bank's damning internal documents early next year, the website's leader Julian Assange has told Forbes Magazine.

Given the Internet’s decentralized structure, it is virtually impossible to shut down this outlaw conduit and its public releases of secret government and corporate information.