Number of women in high performance computing and science in general is worryingly low, says scholar who leads group for female academics in her field

The earth’s soil stores a lot of carbon from the atmosphere, and managing it with the climate in mind may be an important part of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to curb global warming

Moonshine packs a punch in this corner of Appalachia, where making hooch is steeped in local lore.

When it comes to banning books, nothing is sacred.

For centuries, the world has looked to Paris to be inspired.

Kentucky's state university presidents said Friday they are reluctantly willing to accept cuts of 4.5 percent to their budgets in 2016-18 if that is what's necessary to get a final deal on a state budget

At hybrid learning conference, participants discuss how to get students who signed up for a traditional liberal arts experience excited about online education.

Picture yourself on a beautiful beach, anywhere in the world.

Shizuo Kakutani sees no great mystery in the things that wash ashore in Monzen, his quiet fishing village on the Sea of Japan

NASA's Kepler spacecraft is in trouble -- far, far away.