As researchers get older the quality of their publications drops, a study has found, suggesting that more funding should be given to promising younger scientists.

Is a valid strategy to improve a college's retention rate to encourage students at risk of dropping out to do so in the first few weeks

The angry emails came in a flurry to the president's office at Wheaton College, a small, picturesque campus near Boston.

The solar system may host a ninth planet that is about 10 times bigger than Earth and orbiting far beyond Neptune

White-tailed deer, though cute and wide-eyed like Bambi, can wreak havoc on the land around them. And no one knows this better than Jack Ray.

Humanity is at risk from a series of dangers of our own making, according to Prof Stephen Hawking.

An unprecedented global wave of virulent fungal infections is decimating whole groups of animals ...

Twelve universities have been named among the UK’s most gay-friendly places to work.

When colleges discuss general education reforms or announce curricular revamps, it's common to hear professors talk of the need to replace "cafeteria-style" approaches.

Visitors to the University of Oregon campus might be in for a surprise when they feel the need to find a restroom.