From volcano research in North Korea to the legacy of chemical weapons treaties, the AAAS-TWAS summer course shows researchers how diplomacy is important to global science

TWAS Research grantee Amadou Dicko from Mali isolates useful microbes that promote plants' growth or activate their defenses. He also instructs farmers on how to get the best from their fields without using chemicals.

Royal Society, TWAS and FIT/ESOF representatives strengthen their partnership in Trieste and plan future science promoting actions.

A session at the World Social Science Forum in Japan highlighted the plight of war-displaced scientists and the role of the global scientific community in better understanding and addressing the challenges confronting them.

Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories all have one thing in common: an intense need for water. Can this shared need provide opportunities to ease the dangerous tensions in the region?

Burkinabè entomologist Awa Gneme, a TWAS Research Grant recipient, traps mosquitoes and studies their DNA. The question: Do cities and rural areas have different impact on insects’ distribution and their relationship with humans?

Science institutions in Trieste and Friuli Venezia Giulia sign agreement to support researchers displaced by war.

As crises escalate, so does the number of displaced scientists. But a precise overall count is elusive.

Developing discoveries into useful products and patenting the subsequent innovations is an important way to ensure that research in the lab translates into tangible benefits, said Revel Iyer, an expert in Africa's patent system, at the TWAS Research Grants conference in Tanzania.

Esther Mwaikambo, the president of Tanzania Academy of Sciences, is a role model for women in her country – and beyond. Her advice: If women scientists keep their spirits and confidence high, they can achieve anything.