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Children urge Australia to free them from Nauru island ‘prison’

At just 10 years old, Mizba Ahmed and her family fled persecution in Myanmar.

First published by Kevin | January 27, 2016 | Business & Politics | 0 responses

Astronomers discover largest solar system

Astronomers have discovered the largest known solar system, consisting of a large planet that takes nearly a million years to orbit its star.

First published by Kevin | January 27, 2016 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Google ships five million Cardboard virtual reality devices

Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google said it had shipped 5 million units of the Google Cardboard viewer, a wearable device that allows users to experience virtual reality through mobile apps.

First published by | January 27, 2016 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Scientists offered $1 million in prizes to pre-register experiments

Scientists are being offered a $1,000 (£705) prize if they pre-register their plans for experiments in a bid to make research results more reproducible.

First published by | January 27, 2016 | Education | 0 responses

What the fourth industrial revolution means for sustainability

Against the backdrop of the Swiss Alps sparkling in the bright sun, I’ve been listening to some of the world’s most prominent business leaders discuss the next industrial revolution — and just what it will take to build a carbon-free economy.

First published by | January 26, 2016 | Sustainability | 0 responses

Terrorism allegations seek to silence dissent in Turkish academia, says scholar

Accusations of “propagating terrorism” made against more than 1,000 Turkish academics are an attempt to destroy the country’s last bastion of free speech, one under-threat scholar has claimed.

First published by | January 26, 2016 | Education | 0 responses

Divided Over Diversity

Baylor University has had its fair share of administrative turnover in recent memory: two of its last three presidents were forced out after clashing with the faculty and the Board of Trustees ...

First published by | January 26, 2016 | Education | 0 responses