Trump won't be able to reverse Biden's climate law, Gore predicts
After four decades of climate advocacy, the former U.S. vice president still leads global resistance to fossil fuels.
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U.N. panel commits to anticipating science and technology
Promotion of science diplomacy as a tool for handling complex global challenges is a signature issue for Switzerland.
New institute launches to ensure quantum computing benefits all
The Open Quantum Institute began a three-year pilot phase hosted by the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
Geneva gains new quantum institute and science diplomacy curriculum
Each of the Geneva-based global initiatives developed by the GESDA Foundation won pledges of millions of Swiss francs.
AI robots say they won't rebel but can run world better than humans
Nine social robots, flanked by their creators, offered mixed responses to reporters' questions about their future role in society and how strictly they should be regulated.
Global quantum institute for best use cases proposed for Geneva
A coalition announced plans for a global institute for quantum computing that equitably shares the new technology.
CERN celebrates 'Run 3' — and 3 new exotic particles
Scientists cheered as the world's biggest and most powerful atom smasher started recording high-energy collisions of protons at an unprecedented 13.6 TeV.
CERN particle accelerator restarted
The world's biggest and most powerful atom smasher is once again circulating beams of protons after a shutdown of more than three years for upgrades.
Geneva 'anticipator' for science diplomacy pushes global initiatives
A new Swiss foundation unveiled sweeping plans for a global science court and a new international organization and treaty.
CERN particle collider to reopen in 2021
CERN's atom smasher will restart for the first test beams in May 2021, two months later than planned, and operate from March 2022 until the end of 2024.
CERN discovers a new 'exotic' tetraquark
Researchers at the world’s biggest atom smasher announced they have observed a type of four-quark particle that physicists have never seen before.
CERN finds another piece of the physics puzzle in 3 particles
The announcement confirmed another important element of the prevailing theory for how the universe began.
As World Wide Web turns 30, its inventor urges 2.0 ethics upgrade
Since unleashing his invention on the world at CERN, Tim Berners-Lee has continued to wrestle with the implications.
Human rights and children's issues take lead in organizations' retweets
The U.N.'s new human rights chief and UNICEF are generating thousands of engagements on Twitter, another sign of how indispensable social media has become for organizations.
Scientists narrow the hunt for non-visible dark matter in the universe
One of the hottest pursuits in particle physics is the search for clues about dark matter, a theoretical material that does not emit light or energy and cannot be directly observed.
International hunt detects ghostly neutrino from a galaxy far away
An international observatory traced a high-energy cosmic neutrino back to its origin about 4 billion light years away.