China’s new high-speed rail now accounts for 60% of all trains
Photo taken on Jan 9, 2016 shows a high-speed train in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province.
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Black hole near Earth ‘burps’ gas
Black holes have long been known for "destroying" matter, with scientists usually referring to them as "eating" gas and stars.
France’s Louis Vuitton sues counterfeit online sellers in China
French luxury goods firm Louis Vuitton is seeking damages from three people convicted of offering counterfeit versions of its clothing, shoes and handbags on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's popular Taobao shopping website ...
As Britain courts Beijing, golf club rues Chinese takeover
London has been cozying up to Beijing in recent years in the hope of attracting Chinese investment, but in one leafy corner of England the love-in has turned to acrimony.
Man with knife killed by Paris police on anniversary of Charlie Hebdo attacks
Paris, on edge after weathering a year of jihadist violence, faced a fresh scare Thursday as police shot dead a knife-wielding man on the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attacks.
Dutch government says no to ‘encryption backdoors’
The Netherlands has said it will not force tech firms to share encrypted communications such as emails with its security agencies.
2016 is a breakthrough year for Hyperloop
50 kilometers north of Las Vegas, in the middle of the desert, the future of high speed transportation is starting to take shape.
RIT designated a doctoral university
Rochester Institute of Technology will be elevated to the "doctoral university" category by the educational organization that makes these designations.
‘Manifesto for the Humanities’
Author of new book explains a path forward -- in large part through changes in doctoral education -- for disciplines whose scholars feel under siege.
Postgraduates’ struggles with workload raise ‘concern’ for HEA
More than one-quarter of full-time postgraduates studying for a master’s and nearly half of those working towards certificates or diplomas do not believe that their workload is manageable, according to a major survey.
