The Large Hadron Collider, the world's newest and largest particle accelerator, is poised to expand knowledge of the unseen 96% of the universe. When fully operational in 2009, the collider will focus on several primary missions: the search for the elusive—and unproven—Higgs boson particle, along with dark matter and dark energy.
Norman P. Neureiter, who played a key role in the scientific aspects of President Richard Nixon's overtures to China in the 1970s and now a leader in AAAS science diplomacy efforts, visited Shanghai last month in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Shanghai Association of Science and Technology (SAST).
At a time of world financial crisis and geopolitical tension, and with the United States deeply unpopular in many parts of the world, some of the nation's top science leaders, diplomats, legislators, and educators met at AAAS to explore the benefits and challenges of expanded U.S. science diplomacy efforts.
Forget "Dancing with the Stars." Let's get down with the scientists. The winning entrants in the 2009 AAAS Science Dance Contest show style, ingenuity and humor as they portray their Ph.D. research in the form of dance.
A series of clever experiments performed in the Netherlands shows that signs of social disorder, such as graffiti and littering, can increase peoples' willingness to disobey social rules, researchers say
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