Scientists have a key role to play in the U.S. effort to strengthen its international ties, by working with their international colleagues on specific projects that address common problems such as climate change and health care, said Nina Fedoroff.

When traditional diplomacy doesn’t work between two countries at loggerheads, where should they look for a breakthrough? Stuart Thorson, professor of political science and international relations at Syracuse University, has his answers.

The governments of El Salvador and Israel have signed a cooperation agreement to promote the exchange of technical and scientific knowledge in agriculture, local media reported on Friday.

Countries are joining forces to find ways of doubling global food output without increasing carbon emissions from agriculture.

CRDF's President and CEO, Cathy Campbell, joined a non-governmental delegation led by Nobel Laureate Peter C. Agre, AAAS President, to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for five days of talks with scientists and science officials.

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.