2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Cars Makers Should Greenlight: The concept cars that we think should become production models. ›07:00 31 Oct, Wed
FDA rejects ban on child cold medicines: A top government health official rejected the idea of an immediate ban on cough and cold medicines for young children, saying it might cause unintended harm. ›23:35 2 Oct, Thu
Video: Justices to decide right to sue: Oct. 5: The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term Monday, and a number of important cases are already on the docket. NBC's Pete Williams reports.(Nightly News) ›23:14 5 Oct, Sun
Plug in: Airport-saavy Internet tips: For some travelers wishing to log on, swaggering into the airline club lounge might be the savviest choice. For others, the in-air connection will do the trick. And what about that ever-present threat of the dead battery? Grab your gizmo and read on for the latest in airport Wi-Fi. ›17:28
U.S. to launch landmark child health study: U.S. health officials will study 100,000 children from birth to age 21 in a $3.2 billion project aimed at examining autism, birth defects, obesity and other serious conditions. ›18:24 3 Oct, Fri
Is this a trick? Kids get toys instead of sweets: It wasnt the gruesome costumes or gory masks turning up at Lisa Brunos front door that spooked her on Halloween. It was the pudge lurking beneath the costumes. ›18:54
Tiny bit of melamine in food usually OK: Eating a tiny bit of a melamine, the chemical responsible for a global food safety scare, is not harmful except when it is in baby formula, U.S. food safety officials said Friday. ›17:17 3 Oct, Fri
Parents' financial stress trickles down to kids: With families confronting headlines on the looming financial crisis, or personally reeling from the downturn, parents are struggling with how to address the issue with their kids. ›12:37
HIV, cancer researchers win Nobel: Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases. ›16:47
Turtles relocated to avoid becoming roadkill: A rescue squad is working against the clock to save Eastern box turtles that would otherwise be crushed or buried alive when hundreds of acres of woods in Maryland are paved over. ›15:13 30 Sep, Tue
U.S. acts to protect 48 Hawaiian species: The federal government took a new, ecosystem-based approach to the endangered species list on Tuesday, proposing an all-at-once addition of 48 species that live only on Kauai. ›19:08 1 Oct, Wed
Chicken soup for stressed-out pandas: The Wuhan Zoo in central China has been feeding its two pandas home-cooked chicken soup twice in a month to reduce stress and give them a nutritional boost, a zoo official said Friday. ›16:05 3 Oct, Fri
Venus flytraps face loss of habitat: The venus flytrap's ability to snatch living prey makes it a favorite of elementary school science classes everywhere. But these days, the tiny plant is vulnerable. ›01:43
When you are denied health insurance: Have you ever had irregular periods? A cesarean section? Allergies? You may find yourself in this position: eager to buy coverage but unable to get a company to sell it to you. ›12:35
Cool Cars We Miss: Gone but not forgottena shortlist of cars we loved and still miss. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu
Mental health parity plan tacked onto bailout: Legislation requiring equal treatment of mental and physical health problems was approved Friday as part of the government's massive economic bailout bill. ›18:47 3 Oct, Fri
Obama attacks McCain on health care: Democrat Barack Obama sharply criticized Republican John McCain's health care proposals Saturday, saying they could force millions of Americans to struggle to buy medical insurance. ›20:03 4 Oct, Sat
Revisions to knee, hip implants on the rise: One in 75 patients who gets a knee or hip replaced must get it replaced again within three years, new research finds. ›19:21
Houston joins L.A. in severe-smog club: Houston has joined Los Angeles to become the second place in the U.S. classified as having a severe smog problem, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday. ›00:04 3 Oct, Fri
CO2 rise means louder oceans, study finds: Beyond the damage it is expected to inflict upon sensitive marine ecosystems, ocean acidification may also allow sound to travel farther underwater, creating a louder deep sea din. ›19:44 30 Sep, Tue
World's heaviest man helps another obese man: When critically obese, bedridden Jose Luis Garza pleaded for help in shedding a few hundred pounds, he landed the world's biggest weight watcher. ›17:19 5 Oct, Sun