Academics are keen observers of the absurd in their professional lives – or so their many ironic, often gallows-humor social media accounts suggest.

America's new top prosecutor, Jeff Sessions, has said the US must bring an end to illegal immigration, as he was sworn in at the White House.

China will update its "green card" policy this year to make life easier for foreign residents ...

Twitter has announced more changes intended to limit the amount of abuse on the network.

Breitbart editor and occasional person you see on TV, Milo Yiannopoulos, has officially opened up a college scholarship exclusively for young white men.

An executive order signed by US president Donald Trump late on Friday afternoon immediately barring immigrants and non-immigrant visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US has had immediate effects on scholars and students.

Open markets and global trade have been blamed for job losses over the last decade, but global CEOs say the real culprits are increasingly machines.

Psychologists are uncovering the surprising influence of geography on our reasoning, behaviour, and sense of self.

When Bruce Springsteen was getting his start, there were two things about the Jersey Shore that made it an intense incubator for music: There was an after-hours club run by musicians that stayed open until 5 a.m ...

China is making headlines with its stratospheric spending on global soccer stars -- but is it also undergoing a rugby revolution?