NASA and Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) have signed a joint statement that allows for collaboration in lunar and asteroid science research.

Last month, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced new initiatives to bolster science and technology collaboration with Muslim communities around the world.

Scientific cooperation between Israel and South Korea is expanding to allow more cooperation among researchers, especially younger ones, the Science and Technology Ministry announced Monday.

Every major problem facing modern society now has a science and technology component—either as a cause or cure—whether it's energy and the environment, access to water and fertile land, the spread of infectious diseases, or sustaining a viable economy.

International agricultural development research is set to receive a major boost with the announcement that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will formally join the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).

A group of prominent American scientists was to arrive in Pyongyang on Thursday for discussions with North Korean officials and scientists on ways to foster bilateral cooperation in various research fields, a U.S. science association said.

NASA is keen on expanding cooperation in space science and technology with non-traditional partners including countries in the Arab region, said an agency official on the sidelines of the Global Space Technology Forum.

U.S. President Barack Obama has won over the scientific community. Now, he should adopt their resources and influence for a novel use: bolstering America's foreign policy.