Analysis of scientific trends can help policymakers target limited resources where science and development collide, argues Linda Nordling.

Projects to conserve dryland areas must ensure that women have secure access to and control over this land, says Henrietta Miers.

In the first of two articles on how to support African science journalism online, Research Africa editor Linda Nordling takes on plagiarism.

International bodies are offering true research opportunities, but African funding is needed to prepare the ground, writes Linda Nordling.

Funding for programmes that target major diseases should be matched by investment in the health systems that underpin them, says Ghana's Irene Akua Agyepong.

Companies have much to offer when it comes to helping female entrepreneurs in developing countries access markets, says Henrietta Miers.

TB is linked with a deadly silicosis epidemic hidden for decades in rural South Africa. Gold mining firms must make amends, says Jaine Roberts.

Many developing nations could see dramatic development if they funded research infrastructure, argues David Dickson.

By measuring the right things, health providers can improve HIV response and save lives, says Stefano Bertozzi of the Gates Foundation.

African governments need to boost local efforts to protect endangered species by supporting DNA testing, argues Linda Nordling.

Africa's next big science investment should target its oceans, but funding and political support need to be sustained, writes Linda Nordling.

Donors must work with African countries to provide crucial science infrastructure, argues S&T policy scholar Nicholas Michael Bashour.

Africa's ever-improving climate change data need to be put to better use if they are to help farmers and avert disasters, says Linda Nordling.

Climate Innovation Centers can promote clean technologies but need backing with a coordinated effort, says policy specialist Ambuj Sagar.

Journalists can help the developed world take responsibility for climate change by making it relevant to readers' lives, says David Dickson.

A successful model for making more out of physics for development is ready to roll out to others, writes Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan.

Kenya has bypassed its own biosafety watchdog in banning GM foods, which will stifle balanced debate of GM in Africa, says Linda Nordling.

Developing countries deserve more support for their efforts to prioritise climate change in development, writes climate expert Simon Anderson.

The US development agency looks set to build on its 'development science' efforts during Barack Obama's second term, writes David Dickson.