earth sciences

A new TWAS book profiles ICIMOD, an eight-nation science centre supporting research, policy and diplomacy valuable to mountain communities.

At 25th General Meeting, prize winners will detail scientific research ranging from materials that assemble themselves to vaccines that may prevent liver cancer

TWAS is one of seven partners in the CATALYST consortium, a European project on 'Capacity Development for Hazard Risk Reduction and Adaptation'

A workshop held in Dakar, Senegal, on 27 June - under the Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative - gave African scientists an opportunity to learn about the issues and join the discussion

Earth and space science researchers from developing countries are invited to Malaysia for a special session on advanced technologies for disaster-risk management

The driest place on Earth is playing a major role in determining whether life has ever existed on Mars.

Italian-Brazilian scientist Umberto Cordani has a passion for dating rocks

TWAS joins an international consortium, including the Royal Society and the Environment Defense Fund, in a call for coordinated action on geoengineering research

From a reputation in the biomedical sciences that grew from three Nobel prizes, to new prominence in the study of astroparticles, modern-day Argentina is an appealing place to be a scientist