T his spring the University of Tennessee at Knoxville marks the centennial of the Scopes “monkey trial,” the showdown over the teaching of Darwinian evolution held in Dayton in the summer of 1925.

The University of Arizona hosted a celebration for the 25th anniversary of UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day, ...

Joseph Wambaugh, who has died aged 88, was a former Los Angeles detective who in the 1970s became a bestselling author of grim and gritty books about the police such as The Onion Field (1973) and ...

The Trump Administration may soon do away with a major scientific finding that has been the basis for hundreds of billions in government spending on climate change. Environmental Protection Agency ...

John Wood Group Plc confirmed that it has received a fresh takeover offer from engineering company Sidara, after a previous approach last year ended without a deal. Sidara will be required to ...

Feb 24 (Reuters) - Britain's struggling oilfield services and engineering firm Wood Group (WG.L), opens new tab has received a fresh approach from Dubai-based Sidara about a possible takeover ...

Troubled engineering firm John Wood Group confirmed that Dubai-based suitor Sidara has returned for a second takeover tilt less than a year after walking away from a deal. Aberdeen-headquartered Wood ...

Despite quickly flattening dangerous contender Martin Bakole, Joseph Parker might still miss out on a world title fight next. Bakole stepped in at just two days' notice to face Parker in a non ...

Joseph Parker knocks out Martin Bakole in Riyadh. Photo / Getty Images The 33-year-old Kiwi heavyweight was scheduled to take on IBF world champion Daniel Dubois on the card, but with Dubois ...