Atacama’s lessons about life on Mars
Even in the driest places on Earth there is life eking out an existence, it seems.
The world.edu network focuses on education, science, innovation and the environment.
Here you can submit and vote on the best content from the world’s leading organisations and websites.
The preposterous ‘evidence’ that casts Chinese students as spies
Following a school shooting in Florida that killed 17 people, including that of a Chinese-American student who held a door to let his classmates escape, we learned that the FBI received a tip about the shooter last month but failed to act.
Mindfulness exercises ‘help students stay focused in class’
Taking part in brief mindfulness exercises can help university students stay focused during lectures, researchers have claimed.
Posttenure Review or a Plan to Undercut Tenure?
Right after U of Tennessee faculty members agreed on plan to toughen oversight of tenured professors, system proposed rules many say endanger academic freedom.
5 problems the internet of energy can solve
wo technological revolutions are shaping the dawn of the 21st century: the development of the internet and the shift towards a carbon-free global energy system.
In effort to save money, two small colleges move toward merger
In an attempt to stay affordable and competitive, two small liberal arts colleges in Newton are considering merging, the schools announced Saturday.
Social media firms ‘failing’ to tackle cyber-bullying
Social networks' failure to tackle cyber-bullying is risking the mental health of young people, a Children's Society survey has found.
From Utah’s Red Rock Desert, A Call for Protecting Our Public Lands
President Trump has ordered vast portions of two national monuments in Utah stripped of protections.
Colleges open libraries to neighboring students
Sharing resources among campuses makes sense for more than economical reasons, as colleges are finding these opportunities can better serve busy students.
A new higher ed movement
Across our history, America has educated our citizens and future leaders far more effectively than other countries.
