Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that on August 27th, “1 in 7 people on earth used Facebook to connect with their friends and family” -- which means about 1 billion people in a single day.

Pope Francis on Sunday called on society to protect its "smallest" and most vulnerable members, including the unborn.

The unveiling of the Sustainable Development Goals this week will be a milestone moment for our collective future.

A problem with Skype's status system has meant many people are currently unable to use the service.

Central in the debate about divesting endowments from fossil fuels is not only climate change, but the question of whether such a move could hurt colleges financially.

The concept of the "solar suburb" includes a solar panel on every roof, an electric vehicle in every garage ...

A new initiative between three of University of Dayton's biggest schools will see a new corporation created to help commercialize technology.

Oxford University has borrowed £200 million ($430m) to build world-class science facilities and renovate historic buildings.

Sprouts, grass, and flowers are blossoming from Chinese people's heads -- and nobody quite knows why.

In a world where machines can do many things as well as humans, one would like to hope there remain enclaves of human endeavour to which they simply cannot aspire.