A University of Oxford project that rejects the blanket assertion that imperialism is “wicked” has attracted widespread criticism.

When U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia recently to collaborate on technologies to reduce emissions in the kingdom, it was just the latest of many initiatives making the Middle East an attractive place to do green business — with a cautious approach.

Facebook is changing the way it identifies false and misleading news on the social network.

The UN General Assembly has decisively backed a resolution effectively calling on the US to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

On Tuesday, China announced further details of its forthcoming national emissions trading scheme (ETS), revealing the rollout will start in the energy sector before full implementation from 2020 onwards.

Ithaca College President Shirley M. Collado is a founding member of a new group of higher education leaders dedicated to improving how colleges and universities address immigration-related matters affecting their campuses.

For academics, the festive season has long presented an opportunity for some more light-hearted research into a variety of topics.

Humanoid robot completes course in philosophy of love in what is purportedly a world first.

Compared with the planet's other large tracts of tropical forests, the forests in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have remained relatively intact — although that soon may be changing.

College enrollments in the U.S. decline for a sixth straight year -- although at a slower rate -- while the bachelor's degree got more popular.