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The Senate on Thursday approved a measure that would require food companies to disclose GMOs — but without necessarily using a GMO label on packaging. Companies would have several disclosure options, including using a QR code on packaging that customers could then scan with a smartphone to learn more. (Above) A sign at a July 1 rally in Montpelier, Vt., protests the Senate bill.

Senate Passes A GMO Labeling Bill That The Food Industry Likes

The bill requires food companies to reveal whether their products contain GMOs. But those companies are pleased, because they won't have to print "GMO" on food packages.

A lamb in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, July 2016.

Sheep Counting In Anza-Borrego Doesn't Put Volunteers To Sleep

Every summer a rare sight comes to the desert outside San Diego: endangered bighorn sheep gather at watering holes. And every summer, a group of volunteers count them.

What An Hour Of Emotion Makes Visible

Kim was an accomplished doctor with plenty of friends. But a few pulses from an electromagnet to her brain at age 54 made her reconsider how she sees herself — and the world.

What An Hour Of Emotion Makes Visible

Kim was an accomplished doctor with plenty of friends. But a few pulses from an electromagnet to her brain at age 54 made her reconsider how she sees herself — and the world.

A chance meeting between Farley Granger and Robert Walker leads to murder in Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train."

Summer Movies: When Nothing New Looks Good, Return To A Classic

Alfred Hitchcock and Errol Flynn offer better movie choices than new releases

'Unbroken Brain' Explains Why 'Tough' Treatment Doesn't Help Drug Addicts

"We have this idea that if we are just cruel enough and mean enough ... to people with addiction, that they will suddenly wake up and stop, and that is not the case," journalist Maia Szalavitz says.

'Attack the Block' Serves Up John Boyega's Film Debut

'Force Awakens' star plays an inner city gangbanger taking on outer space invaders

Gold medal winner Yuriy Bilonogof of Ukraine (right), wraps his arm around silver medal winner Adam Nelson of the U.S. on the podium for the shot put at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. However, Bilonogof was stripped of his gold in 2012 following a failed steroid test. Nelson was named the winner and honored at a ceremony on July 1 at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore.

At The U.S. Olympic Trials, Mixed Opinions About Russian Doping Scandal

The Russian scandal is a hot topic at the U.S. track and field Olympic Trials. Some feel individual Russian athletes should be allowed to compete if they're clean, others support a blanket ban.

"Self-regulation is about identifying the causes and reducing the intensity of impulses and, when necessary, having the energy to resist," psychologist Stuart Shanker writes in his book, <em>Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life.</em>

Why It's 'Self-Reg,' Not Self-Control, That Matters Most For Kids

If hyper-arousal is a normal state for many children, how can we help our kids learn to be genuinely calm? Anthropologist Barbara J. King explores a new book on self-regulation.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer speaks to the media after arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court to decide Arizona's controversial immigration legislation in 2012.

Meet Donald Trump's Potential Vice Presidents In 100 Words

Trump has run a highly unpredictable GOP campaign, and his vice presidential choice is likely to be the same. Here are some of his top prospects.

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