Where humans tread, extinction follows. So researchers have thought for decades, persuaded by ample evidence that—in the last few thousand years, at least—the arrival of humans almost always brought overhunting, habitat destruction, or invasive species that killed off native creatures.

Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has named a new group of Diana L. Bennett fellows for 2017-18.

The Fred and Harriet Cox Senior Design Competition is the showcase event for undergraduates from the Howard R. Hughes School of Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The biannual competition began in 1992 and encompasses all engineering disciplines, including electrical, mechanical and civil engineering.

Feeling down? Take two emojis, and text your friend right now. A couple of generations ago, a doctor might have used the old cliche: “Take two aspirin and call me in the morning.” But these are more technological times, and those funky little pictures that adorn so much of our texted communication aren’t just a means of conveying our thoughts. They also can lift your spirits, inspire joy and even help maintain and enhance your relationships.

It appeared to have all the ingredients for protests, hashtags and calls for justice on 24-hour cable news channels.

When the Raiders move to Las Vegas, the "Raider effect" will be something our economy has never seen before. For example, the team is bringing 53 players who earn an average of $2.1 million each, and about 20 assistant coaches who make $400,000 each.

UNLV’s medical school welcomes its first students in July with high hopes but much remaining to be done. The inaugural class of 60 is made up mostly of Nevada students or those connected to the state, said Dr. Barbara Atkinson, the medical school’s founding dean.

Nearly a third of business leaders and technology analysts express “no confidence” that education and job training in the United States will evolve rapidly enough to match the next decade’s labor market demands, a new report from the Pew Research Center finds.

American standards for morally acceptable behavior have shifted dramatically over the past 16 years, as growing numbers of adults espouse more liberal views on gay and lesbian relations, sex out of wedlock and divorce, according to new research from Gallup.