For a few days last week, a select group of mayors came to the MIT campus for an opportunity to think big about their communities--and even to dream a little.

Government leaders from Asia have pledged to boost air quality control programs in some of the most polluted cities of the world. As Chad Bouchard reports from the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta, widespread urban smog threatens economic growth and is blamed for more than a half-million premature deaths each year.

Over 283 Pontiac children are sure to have a Merry Christmas this year thanks to the generosity of the UAW and GM Pontiac Assembly Center workers.

MIT has accepted 390 students, or 11 percent, of the 3,493 applicants for early admission to the class of 2011.

Researchers have discovered a subtle new difference between men and women this one occurring in the realm of eating.

A Russian literary expert says the U.S. secret service oversaw the publication in Russian of Pasternak's novel "Doctor Zhivago," paving the way for him to win the world's most coveted literary prize.

A federal judge has refused to block the upcoming release of "Alpha Dog," a movie based on the Jesse James Hollywood murder case.

A renowned professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States has been in a coma in a Hanoi hospital since December 5, after being struck by a motorbike. Seymour Papert is a computer education pioneer who was working on a computer model of Hanoi traffic before the accident. The tragedy has brought attention to the high death tolls on Vietnam's roads. In Hanoi, Matt Steinglass has more.

Pharmaceutical companies make billions of dollars from top-selling drugs. But, the communities that harbor the traditional knowledge and genetic resources from which these drugs are made, reap few benefits. The World Intellectual Property Organization, which oversees patents, trademarks and copyrights, has been working for the past five years to reach an agreement that would help spread the wealth from products stemming from traditional resources.

Katie Couric's last day on "Today Show" and Mel Gibson's interview with Diane Sawyer after his DWI arrest top the list of Most Unforgettable TV Moments of 2006 according to the American TV viewers. The number three is when Oprah tells author James Frey he betrayed readers.

The birth of a first child is usually an exciting and eagerly anticipated milestone in any committed relationship, yet research suggests it can also be the beginning of the end for many couples.

Study shows successful rate of development of children in best neighborhoods not significantly higher than those from disadvantaged neighborhoods