Scientists in the U.S. and elsewhere are conducting intensive experiments to cross hardy weeds with food crops such as rice and wheat

Relaxing in the CIO lounge at Educause's annual ed-tech conference last year, A. Michael Berman heard several of his colleagues remark that entering it "felt like you were walking through this curtain into a different world."

In the May 21 issue of The Atlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coates re-opened the question of whether the United States government should pay reparations to African-Americans for the crimes of two and a half centuries of slavery,

Outside Boston, a team boasting nine MIT degrees wants to end your terrible commute.

Most people know in their heart of hearts that making gobs of money can't guarantee true happiness.

Researchers have found evidence of the world that crashed into the Earth billions of years ago to form the Moon.

Hardly anybody in higher education seems to like the Obama administration's proposed ratings system.

Whenever I visit my 85-year-old grandmother, I’m impressed by the way she runs her household

Those annoying "Update Required" pop-ups on your smartphone and computer will soon be in your car too.

Tens of thousands have gathered in Hong Kong for the only major commemoration in China of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing.