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Barack Obama has outlined a commitment to improving science and technology relations with Muslim communities around the world.

Mutation or mixing of the swine flu virus is likely to be occur in resource-poor tropical countries, say scientists.

A synthesis of over 3,400 Pacific Ocean studies reveals threats to coastal communities but also widely applicable potential solutions.

The Asian Development Bank says Vietnam is particularly vulnerable to climate change and calls on South-East Asia to embark on adaptation.

NASA has developed an improved cyclone prediction method that could plug data gaps and increase warning times in vulnerable regions.

Developing countries have been funded to take part in the Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation scheme.

Poor pay for Vietnamese scientists is hindering science development in the country, according to a new report.

Cambodia is at surprisingly high risk of climate-related disaster but the Indonesian capital Jakarta tops the list for South-East Asia.

The WHO has confirmed resistance to the malaria drug artemisinin at the Thai-Cambodia border, prompting urgent action.

The first sign that the key malaria parasite has some resistance to the wonder drug artemisinin have emerged on the Thai-Cambodian border.

A strain of the Ebola virus has been transmitted to pigs, posing concerns that the virus could mutate into a deadly human form.

A study of coral growth patterns has led researchers to predict a massive earthquake in the Indian Ocean in the next 30 years.

A new treatment using a mixture of microbes has been developed by scientists in Indonesia to improve the productivity of peat soil.

A rapid tuberculosis test that can detect only one in a hundred cases has highlighted the need for regulation, say diagnostics experts.

The world's poor are likely to benefit from key science-related appointments in the president-elect's administration.

The US Institute of Medicine says global health — and health research — should become central to US foreign policy.

Following the failure of vaccine and microbicide trials, scientists say they will study antiretroviral drugs for HIV prevention.

A breed of rice that can withstand complete submersion for more than two weeks has passed its field tests and is close to official release.

African, Caribbean and Pacific scientists can for the first time get EU support for building resources to vie for international research funds.

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