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Science communicators from across the globe have put together a series of recommendations for better communicating climate change.

Science journalism will have more impact in developing countries if efforts are made to make research relevant to local communities, experts say.

The Sichuan earthquake has highlighted the importance of open, accurate and authoritative information in disaster response, say experts.

Brazilian journalists are increasingly covering climate change and paying little attention to local issues, warn experts in Rio de Janeiro.

The president of the Peruvian National Council on Science, Technology and Innovation has announced support for science journalism.

Delegates at a workshop in Kenya agree that links between scientists and politicians must improve to move science and technology up the agenda.

Science publisher Elsevier is to provide journalists from developing countries with free access to research from 2000 of its journals.

The World Federation of Science Journalists plans to extend its mentoring programme to Asia and Latin America.

Governments in the developing world are policing science reportage of large public-funded projects, say journalists.

Science journalists need to be vigilant when investigating fraud, say speakers at the World Conference of Science Journalists.

Some journalists are giving too much air-time to climate change sceptics, say scientists at the World Conference of Science Journalists.

Speakers at the World Conference of Science Journalists say reporters need a code of ethics to communicate science accurately.

The United Kingdom will host the next World Conference of Science Journalists, with a special focus on developing countries.

Science journalists are battling against moral and political agendas, say reporters at the World Conference of Science Journalists.

Journalists in rural areas of Nigeria should prioritise HIV/AIDS stories in order to improve uptake of health services, concluded a workshop.

Along with football and crime, science is being given priority in Brazilian newspapers targeted at low-income classes, says a study.

Chinese science reporters have called for guaranteed space and airtime in order to survive.

Arab scientists have launched several networks and projects to boost science, including an association of Arab science journalists.

The Chinese government has unveiled a new scheme to increase the amount of science reporting in the media.

A roundup of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.