South Africa and Australia will both host components of the world's most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array.

Tunisia has launched a mission to work with developing countries by agreeing to cooperate with India in biotechnology and medicine.

The latest version of the Rio+20 draft outcome document will be published next week, amidst continued disagreements on many issues.

A Global Research Council, announced this week, has agreed on six principles for reviewing research grant applications.

Five more African countries have met the Maputo Declaration goal of investing ten per cent of their national budgets in agriculture.

Ahead of the G8 summit, science academies have called on global leaders to link with researchers to tackle environmental issues.

Ahead of its September opening, Egypt's high-profile science and technology city is mired in a dispute over who owns the site's buildings.

World governments have launched an 'IPCC' for biodiversity, which will assess ecosystems and natural resources.

Newspaper reports say scientists are struggling due to a national S&T system that isn’t working effectively.

The first draft of the Rio+20 outcome document overlooked the broader assessment of technology, the UN General Assembly has heard.

A mountain country climate change meeting has heard calls for more interaction between climate and social science researchers.

Engaging health authorities more effectively will significantly improve flu surveillance in Sub-Saharan Africa, a study suggests.

South-South collaboration is falling back, due to both political and financial crises.

Egypt's presidential candidates have promised to boost the national science research budget to up to six per cent of GDP.

Carbon reduction initiatives should be assessed on a country by country basis, according to a comparative study on alternative energy costs.

Lack of reliable forest data may prevent Sri Lanka from quickly accessing carbon reduction funds.

The Chilean Academy of Science and a parliamentary commission have both urged the government to create a ministry to boost S&T policies.

Canada's International Development Research Centre is to close two of its six global offices following heavy budget cuts.

Pakistan’s farmers and scientists argue over the success of GM cotton.

Monsanto Pakistan has been granted permission to carry out additional trials of GM maize.