For over 20 years, the state of Indiana hoarded the blood of newborns without their parents' consent. If your child was born in Indiana after 1991, chances are his or her blood sample is one of an estimated 2.5-million specimens currently stored in a warehouse, the location of which state officials have not disclosed. » 7/19/14 6:17pm 7/19/14 6:17pm

Looking to catch your fellow humans on their very best behavior? New research suggests you'd be well served to try them in the morning. Which is ironic, since I'd mug a schoolchild for an egg sandwich and a cup of coffee right now. » 2/24/14 10:50am 2/24/14 10:50am

Have you been acting dishonest around the office lately by taking credit for other people's work or misreporting numbers? There's a chance that your recent acts of workplace scum-baggery are not entirely your fault. New research shows that the impulse to cheat might come from (or is at least encouraged by) a lack of… » 6/04/13 7:15pm 6/04/13 7:15pm

It's common knowledge that today's fur industry is notoriously cruel to our fuzzy little brethren of Earth, and understandable that the tide has turned severely since the Golden Age of Hollywood, when women like Liz Taylor and Rita Hayworth would traipse around red carpets with full-body fox stoles around their necks… » 3/09/13 12:30pm 3/09/13 12:30pm

A new study from the Department of Making You Feel Better About Yourself has concluded that there may be more to the stereotype of the rich jerk than meets the eye — in many cases, wealthy people are more prone to act like dicks than the rest of the population. » 2/28/12 10:00am 2/28/12 10:00am

A convicted rapist who was scheduled for a heart transplant has given rise to a controversy about how much state-funded medical care prisoners are entitled to in a society where not every law-abiding citizen can afford to go the doctor. » 4/26/11 4:40pm 4/26/11 4:40pm

We all have annoying friends who post TMI-ish pictures of their own frozen placentas or their infants' detached navels, but four Kansas nursing students have decided to up the Facebook oversharing ante... by posting pictures of someone else's placenta. » 1/02/11 11:35am 1/02/11 11:35am

A fertility clinic in London is offering a free human egg this week to promote a "baby profiling" service. The lucky winner will get to chose an egg based on the donor's profession, hair color, and race. » 3/15/10 12:20pm 3/15/10 12:20pm

Vegetarianism has gotten a lot of press lately, but in yesterday's Times, Gary Steiner argued that being truly ethical involves eschewing far more than meat — and this kind of abstemiousness may be falling out of favor. » 11/23/09 6:00pm 11/23/09 6:00pm

According to a new study, kids who cheated in high school are more likely to grow up to be dishonest adults. In related news: My generation is fucked. » 10/29/09 1:20pm 10/29/09 1:20pm

Doctors have discovered that high levels of testosterone in the womb may increase the risk of autism, raising the possibility of a prenatal test for the condition. But is testing for autism ethical? » 1/12/09 9:30am 1/12/09 9:30am

If you hadn't been paying attention because it was so » 10/11/08 11:00am 10/11/08 11:00am boring in comparison to Bristol Palin and rape kits, Sarah Palin was actually being investigated for ethical violations everyone pretty much suspected she was guilty of. That investigation stemmed from her firing Walt Monegan, Alaska's public safety commissioner,…