A report by the UN secretary-general's panel on global sustainability adds weight to calls for more science in policymaking.

Chile's parliament has substantially improved its tax incentives for companies to invest in R&D.

Engineers want the Rio+20 summit proposals to give more emphasis to the role engineering plays in driving sustainable development.

A bioprospecting project in Panama is the first to be funded by the Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund.

Newly-developed software to monitor food prices of staple crops may help reduce volatility in food prices in many Sub-Saharan countries.

Bhutan has successfully brought down malaria cases, but fears reversals from global warming.

Centre will enable semiconductor and electronics companies to achieve growth and raise exports.

Unprecedented collaboration by drug firms, ambitious targets and more funds form part of a new fight against neglected tropical diseases.

A controversial science reform that gave the Venezuelan government more control over a private sector R&D tax has boosted science funding.

Contrary to popular belief, locusts are hampered by nitrogen-rich food — a finding which could be exploited to control swarms.

Offices of research, innovation and commercialisation (ORIC) are set to improve links between Pakistan’s universities and its enterprises.

A science study published in layman’s language shows how Amazonian fruit trees and plants can support the wellbeing and nutrition of local people.

A 13 per cent hike in Saudi Arabia's higher education budget, has reignited a debate about university rankings.

Pacific islanders are at much higher risk of ciguatera fish toxins than previously thought, and the number of sufferers is increasing.

The Argentinean government and a public-private consortium have allocated US$1.2  million for the improvement of early diagnosis of Chagas disease in newborns.

A modelling study of a promising malaria vaccine finds low transmission areas would benefit the most from mass vaccination.

Thailand is investing in nanotechnology to help alleviate the impact of floods and other natural disasters.

Patent applications to the Brazilian office of industrial property rose by 15% from 2009-2011, but most of them were from foreigners.

China's largest biotechnology company and a non-profit product developer are teaming up to develop new tuberculosis vaccines.

Nepal plans to expand its household biogas programme, a model for developing countries, into commercial use.