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The company Savage Beast's "music genome project" catalogues songs to the smallest detail in a bid to more accurately link people to music that they might like. Scott Simon talks with Tim Westergren, the founder of Savage Beast technologies. An interactive product will be available soon.

An estimated 2 million Americans practice some form of self-injury, and there is a common misperception that -- like anorexia -- the problem afflicts mostly young women. But self-mutilation isn't exclusively a modern adolescent issue. The disorder is an ancient one, and it is best understood as an attempt to relieve rather than inflict pain.

eBay, the pioneer of Internet profitability, is about to turn 10. In a decade, the online seller has become an integral part of online culture and the Internet economy.

A judge rules that a political action committee formed by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay did violate Texas law. The ruling found that the group illegally funneled $500,000 in corporate campaign contributions to GOP candidates in the 2002 election.

Australian scientists confirm the mass bleaching, yet are hopeful the world's largest coral reef ecosystem can recover.

Volunteer "Minutemen" have spent the past three weeks on Arizona's border with Mexico, trying to deter illegal crossings. The group claims success. But other factors are also at play, including increased warnings by the Mexican government and traditional migration patterns that shift westward this time of year.

Bruce Springsteen is busy. His new album, Devils & Dust will be produced using new dual-disc technology, and he's about to hit the road on a solo tour. The rock legend performs "Jesus Was an Only Son" — a preview for two conversations Renee Montagne has with Springsteen.

Much of the world's cotton comes from Texas, even though it's not a particularly great place to grow the crop. Big subsidies and heavy technology and R&D spending have helped the United States dominate the global cotton trade for two centuries.

High oil prices are expected to be a key topic when President Bush and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Abdullah meet Monday at the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas. Youssef Ibrahim, managing director of Strategic Energy Investment Group, discusses the meeting and oil prices, which are more than $55 a barrel.

Two months ago, the U.S. Navy finally honored Wheeler Lipes, a former pharmacist's mate who performed a life-saving emergency appendectomy aboard a submarine in enemy waters during World War II. Lipes died this week at 84. Jennifer Ludden and Navy medical historian Jan Herman remember Lipes' life.