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Researchers are using satellite data such as soil moisture patterns to identify likely breeding sites of mosquitoes.

Scientists warn that Mexico is not prepared to protect its maize from transgenic varieties, and have called for trials to be blocked.

The Uruguayan government has launched a new TV channel devoted to helping parents, teachers and children make the best use of laptops in the classroom.

Despite progress in some areas, the dramatic decline in China's rice varieties exemplifies its general loss of  biodiversity.

President Obama's nominee for the top job at USAID may use his background to redirect the aid focus onto agriculture.

With a lower science budget for 2010, Mexico will be ill-equipped for problems such as flu pandemics and natural disasters, warn scientists.

Peruvian entrepreneurs have urged more investment in science innovation and education.

A roundup of articles about vaccines for poor countries, the common cold protecting against swine flu, vaccine strength and more.

Kenyan forestry specialists, acting on research by scientists, are trying to control a tree said to threaten up to 27 million hectares of land.

Bangladesh may have answer to arsenic problem, Nepalese poor to manage forests, Bhutan to open its first technology park, and more.

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.

The sequencing of the cassava genome may speed up the development of more nutritious and virus-resistant varieties of the crop.

Action is needed from policymakers to speed up the supply of improved seeds to West African farmers, researchers say.

A Brazilian study indicates that waste produced by building construction, such as rubble, can help spread the dengue vector.

Just three out of Costa Rica's nine presidential candidates attended a national science and technology council debate on the country's science challenges.

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.