Journalists in Ghana say they are keen to increase their coverage of science, but face a range of challenges, a survey finds.

Man-made environmental change is rising dangerously, but some social indicators such as population growth are improving, a conference hears.

Researchers are putting together a plan at the Planet Under Pressure meeting to find sustainable solutions to Earth's problems.

Partnerships between university medical centres and local NGOs may help deliver medical assistance more efficiently after a catastrophe.

USAID has announced new grants for US universities and colleges to boost research of benefit to developing countries.

More data on new species from biodiversity hotspots will be freely available online from the Encyclopedia of Life.

Pakistan's science academy hosted six scientists from its Indian counterpart this week, leading to pledges on joint research projects.

Indian initiative toward open access wins laurels, despite lacklustre government support.

Scientists and officials in Senegal are working on a science policy that will join up research efforts to meet development needs.

A technology centre in Jordan hopes to unlock the research potential of countries of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.

A new website aims to improve medical ethics in developing nations by providing information and a forum for discussion.

A mentoring scheme for African women in agricultural science has been inundated with applications.

A database of Egyptian PhD theses is the first step in a project to map the nation's science sector.

The combined forces of graduates from an Indonesian technology institute are being harnessed to solve problems in local villages

A four-year plan has been launched at a forum of agricultural advisory groups to boost the use of research findings.

Climate scientists in the developing world are the targets of sophisticated phishing scams that use real names and addresses to lure their victims.

As the International Year of Chemistry 2011 kicks off, African chemists have told SciDev.Net their field is lively but lacks money.

The Colombian system for measuring the scientific output of research groups should be reviewed and updated, say scientists.

Haiti should reinvent its education system to gear it towards science, experts have said, at a science policy meeting in Puerto Rico.

The launch of a centre in Iran that will promote science and technology in the region has been welcomed by scientists.