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.

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.

Scientists have sequenced the extremely complex genome of the maize plant, advancing plant genetics research and helping breeders develop new sustainable crops.

Helping policy-makers tap “cloud expertise,” the wisdom of fellow citizens, is the goal of an independent effort to improve decisions by leveraging social networking.

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.

The H1N1 pandemic highlights vulnerabilities in global vaccination efforts—and in a global economy—experts said at a symposium co-sponsored by Science and the Council on Foreign Relations.

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.

Greenland has tons of ice. The Greenland ice sheet covers about 80 percent of the country, and it's the second largest ice sheet in the world, after the Antarctic ice sheet.

New research published in Science Translational Medicine suggests that a high-fat, high-sugar diet promotes lasting changes in the gut ecosystem that contribute to obesity.

In an uncertain fiscal climate, the proposed 2010 federal budget would flat-line overall R&D investment while offering strong support for basic physical science research.

AAAS President Peter C. Agre is among those in a non-governmental American delegation to Cuba on science policy.

Creative, well-reported stories on genetic medicine, probability, and evolution are among this year’s winners, the first named under an endowment by The Kavli Foundation.

The annual conference of the AAAS Caribbean Division celebrated Darwin and astronomy, but the overarching theme was building engagement between scientists and the public.

In a Brussels address, AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner says AAAS and European Commission partners must work together to address “the most important problems facing global society.”

An international team of researchers combined gene therapy with blood stem cell therapy to treat X-linked ALD, a fatal brain disease featured in the movie Lorenzo’s Oil.

Researchers have successfully sequenced the horse genome, and they say it sheds light on how the creatures were domesticated long ago. They also say the newly sequenced genome shows many similarities to the genomes of other mammals, like cows. It even has some things in common with the human genome!

Science Editor-in-Chief Bruce Alberts, Science Translational Medicine Chief Scientific Adviser Elias Zerhouni, and Nobel laureate Ahmed Zewail to serve as first U.S. science envoys.

In the AAAS-Hitachi Lecture, Ernest Moniz of MIT says technology holds great promise but political and economic innovations may be in short supply.

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.

Looking to supercharge your job hunt? A new booklet by AAAS and Science Careers is full of career advice and tips to help you land a great new job.

The toxic waste created from discarded electronic devices, like old cell phones and mp3 players, can be very harmful to people and to the environment—and the United States need to take action now in order to prevent the problem from getting out of hand, researchers say.

The H1N1 flu virus poses a serious public health threat during the 2009 Hajj pilgrimage, but experts in Science Express outline certain safety measures that can minimize the risks.

Under an agreement signed Wednesday in Brussels, the EC's Joint Research Centre and AAAS will join on a range of collaborative projects over the next three years.

Sunburned? Pimpled? Tattooed? Thirteen public libraries will host public awareness events about skin health as part of the AAAS Skin Deep Project funded by Neutrogena.

Stanley Joel Reiser, a specialist on health policy and medical technology, tells a AAAS audience that health professionals focus too often on disease rather than on the patient.

While biofuels are an attractive global energy alternative to fossil fuels, expanded production can indirectly cause substantial greenhouse gas emissions, scientists say.

Climate-driven changes to the Arctic Ocean are making "ecological winners" out of the small guys in the region, the tiny, marine algae called picoplankton, scientists have found. These itsy bitsy organisms are less than 2 micrometers across, smaller than the naked eye can see.

With climate legislation pending, AAAS and 17 other organizations sent a letter to U.S. senators reaffirming the human causes of climate change and the need for dramatic action.

AAAS, Science, and Science Careers have launched online networks to provide career support for minority scientists and scientists working on cutting-edge medical therapies.

How did a cell biologist become the director of a New York City science film festival? John Bohannon of Science has the answers at his new blog, GonzoLabs.