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The Challenge of Adapting to Arctic Change
[PHOTOGRAPH] Bull moose (Alces alces gigas) [Public domain image courtesy of the U.S. National Park Service]
The AAAS Arctic Division will meet in Fairbanks, Alaska, from 15-17 September to explore how people in the Far North are dealing with interrelated energy, food, and climate issues.

Navigating a Research Career Path
[PHOTOGRAPH] A man teaching science to high school students in a lecture room [Public domain image courtesy of the U.S. Dept. of Energy and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory]
You're a young scientist who recently landed a junior faculty position at a university. What's next? Twenty-five early career scientists found out at a workshop co-sponsored by AAAS.

Science: Pinpointing the Nose's Danger Detector
[ILLUSTRATION] An illustration of a rat's head -- and the Grueneberg ganglion at the tip of its nose -- overlaid on an image of Grueneberg ganglion neurons. [Image © Science/AAAS]
The mammalian nose contains a specialized sensor that detects chemical alarm signals emitted by fellow animals, Swiss researchers report this week in Science.

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2008 AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy: Read all the news from the Forum.

Evolution on the Front Lines: Background materials on the controversy and links to AAAS resources on evolution.

Kids' Science: AAAS posts a special Science news page for children on EurekAlert!, the AAAS Web Site for science news.

Science Talk, the AAAS Experts & Speakers Bureau: Searchable resource featuring bios, video and photographs.

 
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