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By Jeff Jones and Andrew Quinn CALGARY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The decision on the controversial Canada-to-Texas Keystone pipeline could slip into next year, a U.S.

Chrysler recruited Eminem to plug its 200 Sedan during the Super Bowl. George Clooney has shilled Martini vermouth.

People with an uncommon form of cystic fibrosis started gaining weight and were better able to breathe than their untreated counterparts after just two weeks on an experimental drug, according to a study published November 2 in The New England Journal of Medicine . If approved by the U.S.

SHANGHAI -- After decades of getting its millions of citizens off their bicycles and into modern transportation, China is now struggling to make a big policy U-turn. [More]

This chart shows the shift in the U.N. development index for Norway (top purple), the U.S. (second purple), Turkey (green) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (red) from 1990 to 2011 If global development were a horse race, would you put your money on the slow-and-steady contenders or a fast new contender

“So often patients aren’t satisfied with the communication they have with their doctor. And yet I know that physicians care so much about their patients.” James Tulsky, director of the Duke Center for Palliative Care

By Ewen Callaway of Nature magazine Woolly mammoths, woolly rhinos and other large animals driven to extinction since the last ice age each succumbed to a different lethal mix of circumstances.

By Virginia Gewin of Nature magazine Nicotine causes changes in gene regulation that enhance the brain's subsequent response to cocaine. [More]

As another active hurricane season in the Atlantic winds down, some atmospheric scientists say they have the tools to stop or slow the powerful storms. Their efforts, however, are hampered by a lack of funding and tricky legal issues. Until recently, the U.S.

On a perfect Southern California morning not long ago, a gaggle of children gathered in the backyard of a million-dollar home in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood to celebrate the birthday of twin four-year-old girls. The host parents had rented a petting zoo for the day, and kids jumped gleefully in a bouncy castle out in the driveway. On the terrace, a few parents chatted beside an alluring spread of bagels, coffee and fruit

Dr. Mark Garlick an illustrator and astrophysicist created this moonscape depicting a lunar elevator docking at a terminal on the Moon s South Pole, a liquid mirror telescope, and a bulldozer mining for helium-3, some of the exciting technologies featured in the American Museum of Natural History s new exhibition Beyond Earth: The Future of Space Exploration. AMNHMark Garlick On November 19th, the American Museum of Natural History invites visitors to imagine what may be next in space exploration

Fabric of the Cosmos, starring theoretical physicist Brian Greene , premieres tonight on NOVA (with further episodes airing November 9, 16 and 23). The 4-part miniseries based on Greene s latest book of the same name is a remarkable journey into the jarring world of theoretical physics. I must admit that I was somewhat daunted by the task of watching these episodes could I really spend 4 hours of my life being entertained by physics?! Actually yes I could

By Robert Birsel BANGKOK (Reuters) - Authorities in the Thai capital repaired a damaged flood gate on Wednesday that has become the focus of anger, fear and rivalry between arms of government battling the country's worst floods in decades. [More]

By Meredith Wadman of Nature magazine The e-mail that ended one career for Alison Singer, but started another, arrived as she was cooking dinner for her daughters one evening in January 2009. [More]

By Jeff Mason and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday health and economic factors would be taken into account when he decides whether to approve TransCanada Corp's Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline proposal.