A new coalition of 11 large public research universities plans to work together on techniques to improve their graduation rates, particularly for lower-income students.

“A Red Dirt Town,” the second-place winner of the Yale Environment 360 Video Contest, examines the legacy of pollution in Anniston, Alabama ...

How we produce the energy we need, how much it costs and how we use it will all have profound consequences for the future of retail business growth and the transition to a sustainable economy.

After downing a double dose of NyQuil to fight a cold, the young woman woke in a man’s dormitory room with a vague memory of someone being on top of her, but no recollection of sexual contact.

Two Kent State University professors frustrated by the lack of analytical data on the evolution of their discipline have compiled all of the field’s doctoral dissertations into a database to track growth and changes in the field.

An Acura RLX sedan demonstrated an unusual way to tow another car this week: the vehicles were not physically attached.

Flip open Amanda Shaffer's high school yearbook, and you'll notice something that stands out even more than her classmates' earnest smiles and big hairdos.

When it comes to controversies about curriculum, textbook content and academic standards, Texas is the state that keeps on giving.

The city of Wuhan is considering building skyscrapers coated with a high-tech substance that can "eat" air pollutants.

All trade in five named species of sharks is to be regulated from now on, in a significant step forward for conservation.