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Privatization and capitalism aren’t the only reasons why creativity is disappearing in education systems around the world. The rise of standardized testing and curricula have prioritized rote memorization and regurgitation...

Thomas Heatherwick's project for the university building in Singapore, conceived as a cluster of 12 tapered towers, has been completed. The teaching facility at Nanyang Technological University, dubbed the Learning Hub, is...

After the State of the Union and the touting of the abundance of natural resources, you'd probably think our natural gas game in the U.S. is strong. Meanwhile, the big environmental organizations are going off about the Keystone...

If a tree falls in the forest with no one around, does it make a sound? According to new research by French scientists, dying trees emit noises that indicate their imminent demise before they ever hit the ground...

It looks like Blu-ray discs are good for more than just entertainment, as a new study shows they can be recycled to improve the performance of solar cells...

INTERSTICE teamed up with the university, an engineering team and the building's architects to conceptualize a “campus walk” that refocused the campus center experience on pedestrians, rather than cars...

Fall foliage watchers can rejoice in the news that climate change may make the incredible autumn colors found in the Northeast and Midwest last a bit longer - but it spells bad news for the planet...

Oh, the mighty mouse – the tiny creature on whom humanity’s experiments have saved countless lives, and they’re up to it again. This time, scientists at the University of Edinburgh have managed to grow a fully functional...

Today's smartphones are dominated by their screens - and researchers just unveiled a new type of 100% transparent solar panel that could turn windows and displays into clean energy generators...

It hurts to say it, but summer’s almost over. Soon students around the world are going to be heading back to the accidentally-nod-off-while-studying sleep schedules and caffeine addictions commonly associated with higher...

In a magical marriage of art and nature, Sam Van Aken has created a living fairytale tree that blooms in multiple colors and produces 40 different kinds of fruit...

This week Stanford University became the first major U.S. university to officially divest from coal companies. The Stanford Board of Trustees voted that the university's $18.7 billion endowment would not be used to invest...

As a college student, you would hope to attend an institution that values enlightened ideals and sound investments. However, at many universities across the country, portions of large endowments have long been used to support...

Read the rest of Miller Hull’s New Cutting-Edge UCSD Engineering Building Seeks LEED Silver Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: California, concrete, Daylighting, Jacobs School of Engineering, leed...

The University of East Anglia in Norwich, England will soon be home to one of the greenest buildings ever created in the United Kingdom. The new £8M Norwich Research Park (NRP) Enterprise Centre will serve as a gateway for...