Electric buses and trucks charge ahead
In Shenzhen, China, a sprawling metropolis of over 12 million people, more than 16,000 city buses run on batteries, moving commuters to jobs and residents to shops using electricity instead of diesel.
The world.edu network focuses on education, science, innovation and the environment.
Here you can submit and vote on the best content from the world’s leading organisations and websites.
Automation could replace 1.5 million jobs, says ONS
Some 1.5 million people in England are at high risk of losing their jobs to automation, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Nature editor: researchers should be forced to make data public
But funders still need to create standardised data repositories for all fields
University of California ends subscription contract with Elsevier
After months of negotiation, the University of California has ended its $10 million subscription contract with Elsevier, the world’s largest scientific publisher, headquartered in Amsterdam.
Few Options for Argosy Graduate Students
In the aftermath of closure, Argosy University graduate and doctoral students have difficulty transferring to new universities.
Crayfish students snapped up by employers before graduation
A "crayfish school" in Central China's Hubei province has recently trended on micro-blogging platform Sina Weibo, China's Twitter equivalent, because its students have reportedly all landed jobs before graduation.
NYU study advocates providing government benefits to illegal aliens
A new study released by the Institute of Human Development and Social Change at New York University advocates for helping illegal immigrants get access to government benefits and programs.
Donald Trump’s new, confusing closing argument against the Mueller report
As Washington waits for word -- that could come as soon as Friday -- about the status of special counsel Robert Mueller's report into Russian interference in the 2016 election, President Donald Trump is closing his PR campaign against the investigation on a new note: Who elected this guy???
Why World Water Day? Let’s try something different
There is no shortage of events on World Water Day by companies, non-governmental organizations, industry associations and other stakeholders.
5 colleges that receive the most in federal research funding
President Donald Trump on Thursday will sign an executive order intended to encourage more free speech on college campuses
