When computer programmers in the 1970s chose the name "Isis" for their new information system, they were following a trend at the time to name such programs after Egyptian gods.

Call it the Republican establishment's nightmare scenario.

Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) issued an alert to some users warning them that state-sponsored hackers may have tried to obtain sensitive data from their accounts

Numerous technologies exist to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and new companies are entering the field.

Christmas songs are all well and good, but have you ever wished that they had more of a higher education theme?

Science has become much more collaborative and interdisciplinary in recent decades.

Fleets of drones may one day soar the skies while delivering sneakers, pasta sauce, and basketballs that people order online.

Women have been elected to municipal councils in Saudi Arabia for the first time after a ban on women taking part in elections was lifted.

As even casual Star Wars fans will know, lightsabers are probably the coolest weapon ever to make an appearance on the big screen.

For Selina Leem, an 18-year-old from a tiny part of the Marshall Islands in the middle of the Pacific, the adoption of Saturday's "Paris Agreement" on climate change wasn't about wonky diplomacy.