Saudi Arabia is facing a cash crunch
Saudi Arabia's mountain of oil money is shrinking.
The world.edu network focuses on education, science, innovation and the environment.
Here you can submit and vote on the best content from the world’s leading organisations and websites.
What is behind a spike in Australian shark attacks?
The number of shark attacks in New South Wales have been particularly high this year, even though estimated shark numbers are at record lows.
China to hasten roll-out of car charging network: Xinhua
China wants to speed construction of a national network to charge electric cars, to help reach an ambitious goal of 5 million green vehicles on its roads by 2020
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs had help from volcanoes, study says
Scientists have long blamed a single culprit in the sudden and violent mass extinction that took out the dinosaurs ...
Businesses dig in to Sustainable Development Goals
Each time SolarCity sells a megawatt of solar power in the United States, it lights up a school in Central America or Africa by installing solar-based electricity — which amounts to 1,000 schools this year.
‘Predatory’ Publishing Up
The rise of open-access publishing, combined with pressure on academics to get published, has caused a spectacular increase in the number of articles spewed out by “predatory” journals ...
A new global tinderbox: The world’s northern forests
Rapidly rising temperatures, changes in precipitation, and increased lightning strikes are leading to ever-larger wildfires in the northern forests ...
News blog: more and more UK universities appointing female leaders
I have just read the news that Plymouth University has appointed Judith Petts as its new vice-chancellor.
Colleges launch site to provide young students more access to higher ed
In January, high school students as young as freshmen will have the opportunity to engage with several colleges — including Pomona, Stanford and Caltech ...
Electricity from the air – Drayson’s big idea
Free energy from the air.
