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[PHOTOGRAPH] South Carolina row crop production. [Courtesy of South Carolina Department of Agriculture]

Climate: A “Crisis of Opportunity” for Agriculture?

[20 November 2009]
Climate change could exacerbate heat, flooding, and drought to disrupt farming worldwide. But speakers at a seminar co-sponsored by AAAS suggested there is still time to adapt.
[PHOTOGRAPH] A Shishmaref home tumbled onto the beach after rising seas undermined the bluff where it sat.

Adaptation Necessary for Coastal Communities

[19 November 2009]
Even with effective carbon emission reductions, coastal communities will be forced to adapt to climate change, experts warned at a Capitol Hill briefing co-sponsored by AAAS.
[PHOTOGRAPH] B73 maize, an elite inbred line grown in the Midwestern United States. [Image: Ruth Swanson-Wagner and Patrick S. Schnable, Iowa State University, reprinted by permission from Springer-Plant Sciences]

Science: The Amazing Maize Genome

[19 November 2009]
Scientists have sequenced the extremely complex genome of the maize plant, advancing plant genetics research and helping breeders develop new sustainable crops.
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Science Policy

[PHOTOGRAPH] Anil Dash

“Expert Labs” to Support Policy-making

[18 November 2009]
Social media pioneer Anil Dash and AAAS are teaming to help policymakers tap “cloud expertise”—the wisdom of fellow citizens—to improve decisions through networking.
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Education

[ILLUSTRATION] One woman speaking into another woman's ear

Modern Mentors: One Size Does Not Fit All

[3 November 2009]
Whether mentorships last years or even just a minute or two, they can have a lifetime value in supporting a woman’s career, seasoned professionals said at a recent NSF/AAAS workshop.
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International

[PHOTOGRAPH] SCIENCE Editor-in-Chief Bruce Alberts talks about the latest advances in protein research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Biophysics in Beijing [Photo by Catherine Matacic]

A Shared Future for Chinese, U.S. Science

[13 November 2009]
Young Chinese and U.S. researchers should collaborate to solve the many puzzles that remain in understanding living organisms, Science Editor in Chief Bruce Alberts said in China.
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Public Engagement

[PHOTOGRAPH] Shoreline wind generators, Netherlands. [© Gary Braasch / Earth Under Fire]

New at AAAS: “Earth Under Fire”

[17 November 2009]
See the effects of climate change around the world—and hear about what kids are doing to help—in a new exhibit of large-scale images by environmental photojournalist Gary Braasch.
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Special Offer: Science Classic

Individual AAAS members can read all of the Science archives back to 1880!
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