Switzerland has reversed the decline of more than half of endangered frogs, toads and newts in one region, research finds. Read more

Perhaps no field, no industry, no pursuit of excellence has perpetuated quite as many barriers for women—and especially women of color—as STEM has in the past four decades. Despite myriad calls for more inclusion, their representation remains paltry at best. Read more

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s annual “First Amendment Day” came under fire as being “a condemnation event on the threat posed by free speech.” Read more

A woman has been told she cannot breastfeed her baby on campus at one of the world’s most prestigious arts schools. Read more

Barnard College, a private women’s college in New York City, will give students access to medication abortion — abortion pills — as soon as fall of next year, school officials announced Thursday. Read more

A series of lectures that began in early September and continued through this month aimed to challenge — and debunk — the argument that Christopher Columbus was a racist, colonizing murderer. Read more

The human and material cost of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is well documented. But rare species of animals and flowers that had flourished in the country's north have also been badly hit by the invaders' destructive use of weaponry and landmines, with fears they will take decades to recover. Read more

Exactly where FAFSA simplification stands is unknown, and concrete guidance for colleges and universities has been scant. Read more

Conservative firebrand Matt Walsh took the stage at the University of Illinois on Thursday night, challenging transgender ideology and declaring it’s the hill he is “willing to die on” as protesters chanted “trans women are women” outside the venue. Read more

The University of Minnesota (U of M) and Minnesota State University are entering into a collaboration designed to address the nursing workforce crisis. Read more