Ever since I was obliged to take a marketing module as part of my BSc in applied physics, I’ve been amused and bemused by the stark contrast that exists between teaching theoretical concepts in my discipline and the approach adopted in marketing theory (as it’s called).

Briny water flows during the summer months on Mars, raising the possibility that the planet long thought to be arid could support life today,

Nike has just come out of the starting gate with some new initiatives aimed at taming its corporate and supply-chain footprint, and as usual it has hit the ground running.

Like most colleges, the University of New Mexico is trying to help more of its at-risk students get to graduation.

Last year, Hampton College in Virginia dropped standardized tests like the SAT and ACT from their admissions process.

On ancestral lands, the Fond du Lac band in Minnesota is planting wild rice and restoring wetlands damaged by dams, industry, and logging.

Lane Merrifield vividly recalls the stress his young son felt when he got his first "C" on a report card.

Beyond her title as China's first lady, Peng Liyuan is known for the worthy causes she participates to help others and benefit the society.

It was an unexpected outburst of violence that shocked Hong Kong and the world.

Astronomers are gearing up to spot a rare phenomenon, as a lunar eclipse coincides with a so-called "supermoon".