Online personal and professional continuing education company lynda.com has raised $186 million at a roughly $1 billion valuation to go shopping for education technology companies.

Facebook has begun placing warnings over videos posted to its site, stating their contents might "shock, offend and upset" if viewed.

Last year, the movement toward a cleaner, more sustainable food supply gained traction ...

The pace of change in technology is widening the gap between early adopter institutions and those struggling to keep up, Educause's report on the top IT issues and strategies for 2015 shows.

A tug of war is brewing at the University of Kansas. On one side the rope are privacy protections in the name of academic freedom. On the other, a pull for public’s right to know.

Tuition at Texas universities has more than doubled in the 12 years since state lawmakers authorized colleges to set their own rates.

In the months after the ship sinking, Titanic survivor Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon's correspondence to her friend in New York starts ...

A laser scanning technique is being developed by scientists to 3D map the structure of trees in order to determine the biomass and carbon stocks in forests more accurately than by other methods.

A whistle-blowing website which aims to expose politicians and businessmen who abuse power in Africa has been launched by media and campaign groups.

Penn State astronomers among the scientists sharing information on half-a-billion stars, galaxies