A political science professor and former police officer effectively fired by St. Philip’s College earlier this year after allowing debate on topics such as gender ideology and police brutality has received a $185,000 settlement. Read more

The Amazon rainforest experienced its worst drought on record in 2023. Many villages became unreachable by river, wildfires raged and wildlife died. Some scientists worry events like these are a sign that the world's biggest forest is fast approaching a point of no return. Read more

The Chinese Academy of Engineering has named the top 10 cutting-edge engineering breakthroughs with global significance in the past five years, including China's space station, the Harmony operating system developed by Chinese technology giant Huawei and ChatGPT. Read more

Tanisha, 36, and Barbara Wiggins, received degrees in human services together from Onondaga Community College in Syracuse Read more

A Catholic women’s college in Indiana will drop its plan to admit men “who identify as women,” following significant backlash. Read more

Scientists have discovered five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs from South East Asia. Read more

China is to bring in new rules that will limit the amount of money and time that people can spend on video games. Read more

Harvard University, in the face of mounting questions over possible plagiarism in the scholarly work of its president, Claudine Gay, said on Wednesday that it had found two additional instances of insufficient citation in her work. Read more

New system can help democratise science and speed pace of discovery, says study Read more

Option likely to be available from September 2025 in bid to increase life skills and boost inclusivity in schools Read more