University of Texas debates guns on campus after Oregon shooting
A law to allow guns in more places at the University of Texas system would increase the danger on campuses ...
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A New York State judge has rejected a request by Paul Smith's College to change its name to the Joan Weill-Paul Smith’s College ...
Probe captures Pluto’s blue hazes
The New Horizons mission has returned its first colour image of Pluto's atmospheric hazes and shows them to have a blue tinge.
Coral reefs endangered by bleaching in global event, researchers say
For the third time since records have been kept, the world is experiencing a global coral bleaching event.
Electric SUV, fresh off the printer
A project of the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Laboratory, this 3D-printed concept house can send power its own electric vehicle, and the vehicle can return the favor.
Female genital mutilation: Why Egyptian girls fear the summer
Summer days: They're what childhood memories are made of, glorious afternoons of unchecked freedom to frolic with friends in the sun, unshackled from the earthly obligations of a math class that never seemed further away.
About that doomsday asteroid that was supposed to hit Earth today…
Good news Earthlings, we survived a "potential" asteroid collision.
Why war crimes charges now extend to the destruction of ancient monuments
For the first time, the International Criminal Court in The Hague has opened war crimes proceedings against an Islamist militant accused of leading in the destruction of historical monuments.
Computer science now top major for women at Stanford University
Computer science has for the first time become the most popular major for female students at Stanford University, a hopeful sign for those trying to build up the thin ranks of women in the technology field.
Colleges wary of student health coverage
The University of Missouri's decision to discontinue, and then quickly reinstate, health insurance subsidies for graduate students brought national attention to the lack of clarity in regulators' application of rules for colleges and universities.
