Topic: Imperial College London

World rankings: top 10 universities around the globe

Britain's leading higher education publication, The Times Higher Education, today released its 2012 reputation rankings for universities worldwide. Here is a list of the top 10.

The world's top universities in 2011

British higher education consulting company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) today released its annual ranking of the world's top universities, one of the most influential university rankings worldwide.

British riots: Cameron clashes with basic law

By proposing that rioters and their families be evicted from public housing, British Prime Minister Cameron is promoting collective punishment for the acts of an individual – an ancient injustice that the Old Testament rejected.

Another revolution afoot in Egypt: top-notch science

Egypt has launched a national project akin to the Aswan Dam. It's called the City of Science and Technology – part Caltech, part Max Planck Institutes in Germany, part Tech Park in Turkey. Investment in education is the best way to cure fanaticism.

Plutonium found in soil near Fukushima plant

Plutonium has been found in low quantities in the soil around the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant as public dissatisfaction with officials continues to percolate.

Japan's nuclear crisis and Chernobyl: key differences

Japan's nuclear crisis is spawning concerns about 'another Chernobyl,' but a number of American and European scientists are cautiously taking the edge off the worst fears.

World's top 10 universities, Harvard leads again

Times Higher Education, the United Kingdom's leading higher education news publication, today released its first-ever international university rankings. American universities dominate the top of the Times list, faring much better than in rankings released last week by former Times partner Quacquarelli Symonds. The disparate results have already prompted debate about the criteria for evaluating and ranking universities.

The world's Top 10 universities

QS released its annual World University Rankings list of the top 200 universities Wednesday. The UK's University of Cambridge overtook former No. 1 Harvard University, the first time the leading US university was not in the No. 1 spot. Click right arrow to see school's ranked in ascending order.

Scientists recreate ancient mysterious blob

A primordial blob that lived some 425 million years ago was discovered preserved within volcanic ash. Scientists have now reconstructed its body as a 3D computer model.

Another consequence of global warming: more marmots

As temperatures rise, marmots are becoming larger, fitter, and more numerous, a new study has found.

What's to blame for dinosaur extinction? Asteroids.

A global scientific team said that there is only one plausible explanation for dinosaur extinction: asteroids.

Pakistan's A.Q. Khan strikes again

The disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist reemerged from five years of house arrest as a columnist, only to be caught for heavily plagiarizing the websites of British universities.

One sunspot mystery solved, researchers say

Earth seems to warm up too much during sunspot activity. Now scientists say they've found where the extra energy is coming from.

Shrinking sheep? Ewe've got to be kidding me.

The average body size of the typical Soay ewe – a rare type of sheep found on a remote Scottish island – has shrunk by about five percent over the past 24 years as a result of milder winters, researchers say.

MIT researchers attain solar 'nirvana'

A big drawback of solar power is that it doesn't work at night or on cloudy days. But researchers at MIT say they now have an inexpensive way to store solar energy when the sun isn't out.

Life from meteors?

How to ease the squeeze on food access

Rich nations must act to ensure supply, experts say.