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Agriculture and how it can adapt to climate change should be given more attention at Copenhagen, a group of scientists has urged.

The sequencing of the maize genome should boost efforts to find higher-yielding and climate change-proof varieties.

Millions of children in Mexico are exposed to indoor air pollution and an assessment of health effects is urgently needed, says a study.

The country's budget for science will increase by 67 per cent in 2010, with an emphasis on supporting new PhD students.

Meeting the G8 emissions targets would mean poor countries compromising their development, Chinese researchers say.

A new data kit for mobile phones allows users to quickly collect, analyse and transmit a wide variety of data in infrastructure-poor areas.

The Uruguayan government has approved the establishment of a National Academy of Sciences, and the first 15 members will be selected by other academies in the region.

More funding and freedoms are needed if the Arab world is to reach its goal of becoming a knowledge-based society, a report finds.

New programme to bolster Africa agriculture, malaria control method overlooked, traditional healers have key role in epilepsy, and more.

An HIV vaccine component may have accidentally triggered an immune response that made people more vulnerable to infection, say scientists.

A report released at the 2nd Africa Water Week warns that climate change is putting the continent's water resources at risk.

Fleas may transmit leishmaniasis to dogs, maintaining a reservoir of disease that could then infect humans.

A round up of articles about delays in shipping donated vaccine, how to define a pandemic, new antivirals, and more.

An Indian report rejects the consensus view that the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking rapidly — sparking controversy.

The speed and volume of river flow shape the severity of cholera outbreaks, a Bangladeshi study has found.

East Africa must adopt alternative farming techniques to combat the crop losses projected for 2050, a study says.

The first scientist to return home as part of India's new expatriate scheme has been dismissed, causing mixed reactions from fellow researchers.

Despite campaigning in Bangladesh, under-fives are still failing to receive zinc treatment for diarrhoeal disease, a survey says.

China's agricultural science is expanding fast, and its 'world share' of research papers is rising too, says a report.

A farming research centre is set to open in Mozambique with funding, seeds and advice from China.