Education Department will push to finalize rule on state approval of online programs before the end of the year.

A steel structure in the Amazon, taller than the Eiffel Tower, will soon begin monitoring the atmosphere above the world’s largest tropical forest,

Literary criticism has been taken to a new level by Holger Syme.

The vast majority of incoming high school seniors who could qualify for a state-funded scholarship are running the risk of losing out on the assistance that covers up to four years of college tuition

Two people were injured in a reported shooting at UCLA on Wednesday morning, according to campus police.

Since golfers first bunted leather balls around Scottish links, they have searched for equipment to make them better -- and longer.

In the classic movie "Dirty Dancing," the final scene starts with the line "Nobody puts Baby in the corner!"

Average salaries paid to senior university staff are rising three times as fast as the pay awarded to rank-and-file academics, new figures show.

Surveys show an increasing number of U.S. institutions are working with commissioned agents to recruit international students.

The word "Africa" often evokes romantic images of elephants crossing the Kalahari, thundering water at Victoria Falls, or panoramic views from Table Mountain.