Washington, DC - Representatives of the United States and Cuba signed a joint statement on environmental cooperation today at the Department of State in Washington, D.C.  The statement is a framework document that will facilitate and guide U.S.-Cuba cooperation – both governmental and non-governmental – on a range of environmental issues including coastal and marine protection, the protection of biodiversity including endangered and threatened species, climate change, disaster risk reduction, and marine pollution. 

Washington, DC - Secretary Kerry met tonight with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed.

Los Angeles, California - A new computer algorithm can predict whether you and your spouse will have an improved or worsened relationship based on the tone of voice that you use when speaking to each other with nearly 79 percent accuracy.

Stanford, California - People in low-power situations are significantly more trusting of more powerful people than vice versa, new Stanford research shows.

Washington, DC - According to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), getting food onto Americans’ plates accounts for 80 percent of the country’s fresh water consumption, 50 percent of American land use, and 10 percent of the total United States energy budget.

Berkeley, California - The newly sequenced genomes of two marine worms are shedding light on the 570-million-year evolution of gills into the pharynx that today gives humans the ability to bite, chew, swallow and speak.