Reuters

An EPA researcher discovers that trees in the city thrived and grew twice as well as those in rural settings.

Home mortgage giant Freddie Mac fires its president and replaces two senior executives amid accounting review irregularities.

The FHA questions the effectiveness of cameras installed at intersections to reduce the number of cars running red lights.

The architect of the Sydney Opera House, Joern Utzon, has won the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize.

The Iraq War and homeland security concerns are expected to strain the budgets of cash-strapped U.S. states and cities.

Bristol University's Martin Lowson worked on the Apollo moon-landing program. His latest project is the Urban Light Transport (ULTra), a travel "pod" that may be the taxi of the future.

The New York Power Authority is offering $199 monthly leases on electric cars to 100 New York commuters.

Environmental group Zero Population Growth has published a list of U.S. cities rated in terms of quality of life for children.

As part of a ground-breaking 10-year initiative, MIT announced that it will make its course materials available on the Web.

Plans to bring the World's tallest Ferris wheel to the famed strip are being finalized.