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The fourth and final nuclear security summit is underway in Washington this week. But Vladimir Putin isn't there. And North Korea has thumbed its nose at the gathering by firing a cruise missile.

When Houman Harouni's students asked why they have to study math, he looked to ancient history for answers.

We all tend to adjust our opinions based on what other people think. But young teenagers pay far more attention to other teens than they do to adults, a study finds. That explains a lot, doesn't it?

The state has been steadily losing manufacturing jobs for years. The issue is already playing a big part in the presidential campaign, and it could drive a lot of people to the polls on Tuesday.

The filmmaker says Going Clear, harshly critical of the Church of Scientology, is about the dangers of "blind faith." The church has hit back with an aggressive public relations effort of its own.

More colleges and universities are exploring how to better use the trove of data they're collecting on their students to improve teaching and learning.

A new study finds that whether you speak English, Mandarin, Spanish or sign language, your face does the same thing to say "I don't like that."

Through the decades, "politically correct" has been regarded as shield and club, as cowardly and courageous. But it has meant one thing above all: confusion.

How people sit or where their arms and legs are in the images they share loom large in potential daters' calculations, according to experiments involving speed dating and an online dating app.

Nobody knew how people in Southern California were getting infected with the life-threatening fungus C. gattii. A 13-year-old helped figure out the source: three types of trees.