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Rethink R&D funds

Funds levied from business could transform Islamic science — but they need strategic planning
Men working on a water pipeline in Honduras - Flickr/Water Sanitation and Hygiene Photos

Measuring progress

New, science-based indicators of sustainable development are needed at Rio+20, a conference hears
Green planet - Courtesy of Gas2.org

Seeking sustainability

If Rio+20 proposes an intergovernmental science panel, what form should it take?
Sudanese university students by Flickr/ Utenriksdept

Mass education

South Sudan's prosperity depends on more public universities teaching S&T, argues John A. Akec
Protest on Tahrir square - Flickr/Floris Van Cauwelaert

Seize the day

Optimism and enthusiasm yes, but Egypt needs concrete steps to set science on the right track
Princess Sumaya by El Hassan Science City

After the Arab Spring

Q&A with Jordan's Princess Sumaya on where the opportunities lie for Arab science after the wave of uprisings
Man walking through a flooded ricefield by Flickr/ World Bank Photo Collection

Agriculture after Durban

This policy brief outlines how science can help improve policies for agricultural adaptation and mitigation
Schoolchildren reading

Language for science

Children learn maths and science best when taught in their own language, not English, writes Giovanni Tapang
Figure with a question mark by Flickr/Marco Bellucci

Clear about uncertainty

How scientists can communicate scientific uncertainty to policymakers
Protests in Tahir Square, Cairo by Flickr/Kodak Agfa

Revolution turnaround

It's been a tumultuous year for science in Egypt
Earth by Flickr/Nasa Earth Observatory

Draft Rio+20 agreement: what does it say?

A digest of the key points in the first draft of the negotiating document