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Small farmers across the developing world could benefit from a project to measure the amount of carbon locked in soils.

A scheme to tempt Chinese nationals back from overseas must screen applicants better to attract the best scientists, a meeting has heard.

Methane emissions from rice fields could be cut dramatically by combining two simple farming practices, say researchers.

Government laboratories are offering companies free access to analytical services to help them through the economic crisis.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences is considering making its reports to government public.

China is stepping up its fight against TB using the latest technological innovations in diagnostics and drug delivery.

A remote island in the South China Sea is to receive a power station that integrates wind, solar and wave power.

China's Ministry of Education has defined seven acts of academic misconduct in a further bid to tackle the problem.

Manure from China's growing number of chicken farms could speed the breakdown of oil that contaminates agricultural land.

Developing world researchers will team up with Canadian counterparts to tackle a variety of problems such as disease modelling.

China is embarking on a huge clean-up of its water that will focus on whole river basins rather than end-pipe approaches.

A new law forces celebrities to take responsibility for advertising a food product as part of a drive for food safety in China.

Vast quantities of waste straw that are usually burned could be turned into food and energy, says a leading Chinese ecologist.

Scientists have identified a part of the H5N1 virus that could provide a new approach for developing antiviral drugs.

China's farmers could cut their use of nitrogen fertiliser by up to 60 per cent — retaining current yields and tackling nitrogen pollution.

Chinese scientists have engineered rice to protect poultry from bird flu — but work is still in the early stages.

Recent drought in north China has highlighted a long-term water deficit that poses a threat to agriculture, warns a Chinese climate expert.

Most human cases of bird flu in China this year have been from areas with no corresponding outbreaks in birds, puzzling experts.

China should calculate the amount of water lost from farms through evaporation to combat water scarcity in the country, says the World Bank.

Common goals on biofuels and climate change have led Brazil and China to forge a research collaboration.