The world’s most intractable problems—a warming planet, the next pandemic, the fragility of our food and energy systems—are rooted in scientific challenges.

Former minister for environment, science, and technology, Ganesh Shah, has welcomed the establishment of the new Science, Technology, and Innovation Ministry (MoSTI) but believes it will only succeed ...

The phrase “science diplomacy” conjured a romantic image: a polar bear standing next to a Russian and an American scientist ...

Science diplomacy encompasses the deliberate use of scientific collaborations and knowledge exchange to advance diplomatic goals, support foreign policy objectives and address transnational challenges ...

Science diplomacy can be a rewarding job with influence to effect positive change, even though it has no defined career pathways or standardised roles. Science diplomats are an important part of ...

Two of the many lessons that can be drawn from the COVID-19 pandemic are that there is a need for better communication between the scientific community and the general public and a need to normalize ...

At U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s side when he negotiated a framework nuclear deal with Iranian diplomats this spring was physicist Ernest Moniz, U.S. secretary of energy. His presence spoke to ...

Alice P. Gast isn’t a diplomat. But when the Department of State asked the president of Lehigh University to serve as a science envoy to Central Asia, she was eager to help. Gast, a chemical engineer, ...

Nations around the world are currently considering a “Pandemic Agreement” that seeks to improve preparation for and response to disease outbreaks, drawing on the lessons of COVID-19. The agreement ...