Thanks to modern folklore, many of us believe that men think about sex every seven seconds, amounting to 514 sexual thoughts per hour, or 7,200 each day. If that seems high to you, you're not alone.

Corporations have become the arbiters of social well-being. Some, like Walmart, abuse the system, relying on government subsidies like food stamps to provide for their employees.

The famous Harley-Davidson sound is described as "a fighter jet landing on an aircraft carrier" by company brass (probably, too, by diners who had been enjoying their outdoor seating).

No matter who you are, chances are you don't see yourself as rich. That's because the more money you make, the more money you think you need to become truly well-off.

Scientists at a Canadian research center will soon test their theory of how to overcome the blood-brain barrier (BBB), a biological feature which protects the brain from toxins in the blood but also prevents beneficial medicines from reaching the brain.

As the US continues to sit on the Keystone oil pipeline--a project which would send crude oil taken from Canada's tar sands to refineries near the Gulf of Mexico--Canada seems to have grown impatient.

In the 1930s, we spent one quarter of disposable income on feeding ourselves. In the 1950s, it was about one-fifth. Now, it's about a tenth.