Saudi Arabia ‘to execute more than 50 convicted of terrorism’
Amnesty International has expressed alarm at reports that the authorities in Saudi Arabia are planning to execute dozens of people in a single day.
Female academic leaders suffer more from ‘workaholic’ hours culture
About two-thirds of female academic leaders are unhappy with their work-life balance, with 85 per cent regularly working beyond normal contracted hours each week, a major survey indicates.
For storing electricity, Utilities are turning to pumped hydro
High-tech batteries may be garnering the headlines. But utilities from Spain to China are increasingly relying on pumped storage hydroelectricity ...
International schools ride booming demand in China
Victor Xian was five years old when his family emigrated to Australia from Guangzhou in 2007.
A for-profit empire, Dade Medical College, tumbles down
Dade Medical College, the homegrown for-profit school that rose from humble origins to become an educational juggernaut, announced Friday it is closing its doors, effective at the end of the day.
Kabul University launches women’s studies class
Kabul University begins a brand new course in gender and women's studies. As Krista Mahr reports, it's a controversial topic in a country with a history of massive gender inequality.
LEGO may run short of bricks before Christmas
Some children may not get their Christmas wishes fulfilled this year
Apple ordered to pay $234 million to university for infringing patent
A U.S. jury on Friday ordered Apple Inc (AAPL.O) to pay the University of Wisconsin-Madison's patent licensing arm more than $234 million in damages for incorporating its microchip technology into some of the company's iPhones and iPads without permission.
Electric SUV, fresh off the printer
A project of the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Laboratory, this 3D-printed concept house can send power its own electric vehicle, and the vehicle can return the favor.
Can NASA’s far-out travel plans bring sustainability to Spaceship Earth?
America’s space agency is going long. Its next generation of explorations will send travelers on journeys beyond the moon, to Mars and maybe beyond.
