Forests straddling the equator are critical to a stable climate because they store vast amounts of carbon, and a new study finds that the U.S. and four other developed countries are spending billions of dollars to keep those forests intact.

The European University Association has "strongly and unconditionally" condemned the forced resignation of hundreds of deans from higher education institutions in Turkey in the wake of the failed coup attempt in the country.

Students say colleges should be welcoming to people of all faiths, a new study finds, but their own attitudes toward different groups vary.

Officials are moving ahead with a major revitalization of the Los Angeles River – removing miles of concrete along its banks and re-greening areas now covered with pavement.

Dowling College administrators decided this week to close the Oakdale-based school down for good following on-again, off-again plans to shutter the debt-ridden 48-year-old private institution that’s losing its accreditation next month.

Business leaders convened last week in London to launch the first global Natural Capital Protocol, a standardized framework which aims to help managers around the world better value nature in their decision-making.

Don’t do an IQ test after a full week’s work if you are 40 years or older. You could be disappointed.

The Republican National Convention was in an uproar on Monday after opponents of presumptive U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump failed in their effort to hold a roll-call vote in opposition to his candidacy.

At three years old, the state's online university has found success by focusing its recruiting efforts on a narrow swath of Tennesseans.

Vassar professors want to reduce their teaching loads, but some question a new plan to do so at the expense of course offerings.