Chinese Researcher He Jiankui's claim to have used the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 to modify the CCR5 gene of twin female embryos has been met with shock and outrage across the world of science.

Brittany Grant always dreamed of helping others. "I remember when I was seven, gluing baby dolls back together, wanting to be in the medical field," Grant remembered.

France's beleaguered president, Emmanuel Macron, will address the nation later Monday amid widespread protests that over the past four weeks have morphed from a grassroots movement against fuel tax hikes, to disparate demonstrations against his presidency.

Are numbers of doctorates awarded finally starting to reflect the poor academic job market? New data show decline in nonscience and engineering degrees. Women continue to make gains.

The methods Facebook uses to thwart ad-blocking technology have been criticised by web developers.

It has been a big week of anticipation with the 24th annual Conference of the Parties (aka COP24) underway in Katowice, Poland.

Tacoma Community College's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion VP position will focus on “recruiting and retaining employees, and students, of color."

YouTube has deleted thousands of videos promoting academic cheating in the last week after a BBC Trending investigation.

The bio virus in question is a bacteriophage, the inspirationally named M13 bacteriophage. Bacteriophages eat bacteria, and this one uses a filament system of “tiny wires” which is adaptable to a range of uses as a template for computer memory.

The number of history BAs awarded each year has dropped more steeply since 2011 than any other undergraduate degree measured.