Category: Science and Technology
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Eight Things You Can Do to Help the Earth
The world is racing against time to confront the effects of the climate crisis, according to the latest United Nations climate report*. But not everything is doom and gloom. Experts say there is still time to make a difference. “We know the status quo is not good enough,” said Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John…
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The Importance of Science Fairs in the USA
In the United States, high school science fairs are an important forum for students to explore what they have learned in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) while competing with their peers and exercising their creativity. Science fairs help students apply what they have learned in STEM subjects in innovative ways. Students start with their…
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World Health Day: Making the World Safer for Everyone
This year’s World Health Day celebration on April 7 reminds us of the need to protect people and their environment. The United States is answering the call by leading an international effort to strengthen World Health Organization (WHO) regulations that will better prepare the world to prevent, detect, and respond quickly to future disease outbreaks.…
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NASA’s Webb Telescope Set to Unveil Space Mysteries
A NASA telescope has begun a space mission that will allow astronomers to study distant galaxies once thought to exist only in science fiction. Scientists predict that the James Webb Space Telescope, launched on December 25, will reveal new insights into the origins of the universe. The telescope is equipped to examine the solar system…
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Apps for a Better World, from the U.S. Department of State
U.S. innovation drives the world. And U.S. assistance enables creative solutions to overcome local challenges. The United States is a global leader in research and development in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). It offers unparalleled opportunities for quality education and business. Data transparency and the rule of law—core U.S. values—foster an open environment with…
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U.S. Supports Waiving Intellectual Property Rights for Covid-19 Vaccines
The United States supports waiving intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines in order to increase global access and quickly end the pandemic.
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Preserving the environment is our responsibility!
No living being exists in isolation; all, whether animals, plants, or microorganisms, maintain various types of relationships with one another. They depend on plants for shelter, refuge, and food. Plants, in turn, are subject to beneficial or harmful actions from animals. Living beings not only maintain relationships with each other but also with the environment…
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U.S. Must Succeed in Preventing a Climate Catastrophe
Addressing the climate crisis is central to U.S. foreign policy, said Secretary of State Antony Blinken. He called it central to the national security of the United States and countries around the world, ahead of the U.S.-hosted Leaders Summit on Climate on April 22 and 23. “This is already a total mobilization effort in our…
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Biden: We Will Reduce Carbon Emissions by 2030
The United States will reduce its carbon emissions by 50% to 52% by 2030, President Biden said at the Leaders Summit on Climate on April 22 at the White House. “The United States is not waiting. We are determined to act,” Biden said in his opening remarks. “We must act quickly to tackle these challenges.”…
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A Free Press Requires an Open Internet
World Press Freedom Day 2021 recognizes the 30th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, a document created and signed by a group of African journalists at a UNESCO seminar in 1991 in Windhoek, Namibia. The date of its adoption, May 3, became World Press Freedom Day. UNESCO, recognizing the transformed media landscape, is reaffirming the principles…