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Indonesia's plans to become the regional tsunami warning centre have taken a step forward with the launch of its own warning system.

Nigerian children can't access bednets, goats are a good model for HIV infection, Nestlé blames animal feed for milk contamination, and more.

A technique that increases genetic mutation rates in crops could aid the global food crisis but needs more investment.

New commitments with Germany and several African nations bring Argentina's tally on science cooperation agreements to around 100.

New research reveals that using existing technologies to monitor carbon storage could save more carbon than closing power plants.

Malaysia will host an international body to encourage investment and research into underused plant species relied on by the poor.

Biodiversity study corridors mooted for Himalayas, India's methane culprits pinpointed, Cyclone Nargis alters Myanmar river sediments, and more.

The GM debate in Mexico could be reignited by scientists' discovery of modified genes in traditional maize.

A bottleneck in the production of the leading antimalarial drug – the plant-based artemisinin – could soon be eased.

Glaciers in the Himalayas may not only be retreating but also thinning, leading to depleted water supplies in the next decades.

An Argentinean company has produced a genetically-modified breed of cows that could increase milk production by 20%.

Zimbabwe repays missing vaccine money, Botswana plans a new dam to combat drought, Lesotho considers wind power, and more.

Asian cities launch a roadmap for cleaner fuels, Pakistan monitors its carbon emissions, climate change at risk of neglect, and more.

Cultivation of areca nut in India can help conserve biodiversity, with implications for other forms of tropical farming, say researchers.

Research will form an essential part of Pakistan's attempt to boost its fisheries sector.

Disease money 'rerouted' in Zimbabwe, farming methods could halve Africa's poverty, the search for a HIV/AIDS vaccine continues, and more.

Kenya's parliament expects to approve its much-delayed biosafety bill before the Christmas break.

The discovery of a variety of Anopheles mosquito - a malaria vector - in Panama has led to calls for intensifying malaria prevention.

The tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean region in 2004 was not the first of its size, indicates research from two groups.

Pakistani scientists get connected, scientists find nitrogen dioxide 'hotspots', biomass fuels get a detailed analysis, and more.