The American Association for the Advancement of Science has signed a memorandum of understanding with the science commission of Chile’s Senate, agreeing to collaborate on work to enhance the science-policy interface, science communication and science diplomacy in the Americas.

Freelance writer Julianna Photopoulos and mobile app reporter Xiaoxue Chen are among the five recipients of the 2018 EurekAlert! Fellowships for International Science Reporters awards, marking two firsts for the fellowship program – the inaugural recipient from the Balkan region and the first representing a daily mobile-app publication.

A long-term monitoring mission by NASA yields valuable insights into the carbon cycle and how it may be altered by a changing climate.

Arsenic contamination of groundwater may affect up to one-fourth of Pakistan's population.

The Goliath Birdeater belongs to the Tarantula family and is the most massive spider in the world.

This toothed whale lives in northern and central South America and often turns pink as it gets older!

This insect grows from a red-striped "woolly bear" caterpillar to a white-spotted moth large enough to fit comfortably in an adult's hand.