317 days: That’s how long we have until 2020 — the year by which scientists say we need to hit peak emissions in order to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.

UK lawmakers have accused Facebook of violating data privacy and competition laws in a report on social media disinformation that also says CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed "contempt" toward parliament by not appearing before them.

Weitermachen Sanssouci may be the first film to tackle the woes of research assessment, casualisation and an obsession with student employability

Students at Argosy University have worked for years toward degrees, but now their school can’t pay its bills. It’s under court-ordered receivership, leaving students without access to thousands of dollars in financial aid.

Judge says University of Texas at Austin can't revoke a former student's Ph.D. on its own, outside a court of law.

Campus carry bills recently passed through the West Virginia House of Delegates and South Dakota Senate Judiciary Committee.

President Trump has confirmed he will use emergency powers to build a wall on the US border with Mexico, saying "walls work".

Low-cost, high-energy batteries are beginning to do some really cool things such as replace gas peaker plants, power mainstream vehicles and kick-start electric aviation. Here’s another application to add to the list: slash electric vehicle (EV) demand charges.

Large research groups may be less flexible and more risk-averse, study suggests

The Oregonian reports on a series of cases in which Saudi students at U.S. colleges were accused of crimes but disappeared before facing U.S. criminal charges. Two senators introduce legislation calling for investigation of Saudi government's role.