NASA officials and scientists have declared the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite mission a success despite the absence of the expected spray of dust and debris as the 2-ton hunk of metal slammed into the moon.

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology is betting that generous funding and great facilities will attract the talent it will need to become a top-ranked institution.

Agricultural scientist Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan worked with Norman Borlaug for nearly half a century and spoke with Science about the Nobel laureate's contributions to South Asia.