One of my favorite things is to sit on a rock and listen to the sounds of a forest, knowing that someone else might do the same thing in the same place 100 years from now.

Vast quantities of methane hydrates — frozen deposits of natural gas found on the sea floor — exist worldwide.

New paper illustrates the brutal and sexist comments faced by women in economics, and likely other fields as well.

Academics should encourage their students to read tabloid newspapers and teach them that they are part of a “specific social milieu” of highly educated people

President Donald Trump on Friday fired Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist in the latest high-level White House shake-up, removing a powerful and controversial figure known for far-right political views.

Chinese online shopping platform Taobao has removed controversial vendors offering personalised video and photo ads featuring African children, following an outcry about exploitation.

Three US universities have blocked planned appearances on their campuses by the white supremacist Richard Spencer as disgust over far-right violence in Charlottesville prompts institutions to take a stronger stance.

University touts new deal to train for IT outsourcing firm’s U.S. hiring push, but faculty balk at lack of control over curriculum.

Hangzhou Court of the Internet, set up to handle the soaring number of online disputes, has gone online in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province

Malala Yousafzai says she is "so excited" after being accepted to study at the world famous University of Oxford.