The signing of the Paris Agreement last month, and the subsequent announcement out of Beijing of a national moratorium on new coal plant permits, represent a triumph for the societal forces that have aligned and coalesced over the past decade to fight climate change.

Apple has lost a trademark fight in China, meaning a firm which sells handbags and other leather goods can continue to use the name "IPHONE".

When students spend more time in physical activities, they are more likely to succeed academically, study finds.

Hidden deep within the black innards of a South African cave lay human evolution's equivalent of Tutankhamun's tomb.

Germany and Malaysia have been singled out as the best performers in major British Council research that looks at national policies on openness to international higher education.

Full-time employees at Tennessee’s public colleges and universities can now carry handguns on campus

Decision to move senior lecturer off core module raises further concerns about economics teaching in universities

Google has been given access to an estimated 1.6 million NHS patient records, it has been revealed.

Food waste is bad for our wallets. It’s also bad for the environment — the equivalent of throwing away the water, energy and other resources that go into growing it in the first place.

Winning protected status for key natural areas and habitat has long been seen as the gold standard of conservation.