Every time a new telescope has been turned on, we have learned something fundamental about our universe.

The new vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge has called on the institution to take a “global lead” on research and collaboration, as he acknowledged the “unprecedented complexity” facing the UK’s higher education sector.

The increase in forest fires, seen this summer from North America to the Mediterranean to Siberia, is directly linked to climate change, scientists say.

US government requests to Google for individuals' data reached a six-year high in the first half of 2017, the company says.

New measures are helping maintain love of country in the modern world

Hopkins eliminates major. Faculty members say Russia’s growing role in the world makes this a terrible time to do so.

Students who go abroad as part of their degree for a short period of time develop better teamwork skills than those who go overseas for a year, while other areas of development are unaffected by the duration of international study ...

Congress is getting involved in college basketball’s bribery scandal.

Gap, Nike, Levi Strauss and other apparel companies made headlines in September when they committed to setting science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets.

Donald Trump arrived on the Republican primary circuit in 2015 with a promise to get by with a little help from his friends -- "the best and most serious people" on the market.