Twitter warns some users of possible state-sponsored cyber attack
Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) issued an alert to some users warning them that state-sponsored hackers may have tried to obtain sensitive data from their accounts
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Can pulling Carbon from air make a difference on climate?
Numerous technologies exist to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and new companies are entering the field.
Get into the festive spirit with these three higher education Christmas songs
Christmas songs are all well and good, but have you ever wished that they had more of a higher education theme?
Human Science
Science has become much more collaborative and interdisciplinary in recent decades.
How Stanford plans to prevent drones from colliding
Fleets of drones may one day soar the skies while delivering sneakers, pasta sauce, and basketballs that people order online.
Saudi Arabia: First women councillors elected
Women have been elected to municipal councils in Saudi Arabia for the first time after a ban on women taking part in elections was lifted.
How to build a real lightsaber
As even casual Star Wars fans will know, lightsabers are probably the coolest weapon ever to make an appearance on the big screen.
This is the end of fossil fuels
For Selina Leem, an 18-year-old from a tiny part of the Marshall Islands in the middle of the Pacific, the adoption of Saturday's "Paris Agreement" on climate change wasn't about wonky diplomacy.
Don’t tell Ahab: scientists find the real great white whale
Don't call me Ishmael. Call me "Albicetus."
Concern for China human rights lawyers
Thursday is United Nations Human Rights Day but not everywhere is it celebrated with equal enthusiasm.
