China has become the world's second-largest producer of scientific knowledge, surpassed only by the US, a status it has achieved at an awe-inspiring rate.

A shortage of medical specialists for cancer treatment in developing countries is a driving force behind a new web-based educational course that could help change the health-care picture over time.

Inter-planetary exploration, global warming, the predicted boom in the Indian aerospace sector and the relentless search for dark energy were some of the topics that dominated the Space Summit.

The Brazilian Agricultural Research Organization, or Embrapa, has set up its first office in Asia to increase scientific and technological ties.

With cooperation from international shipping giant DHL, a Central Michigan University professor was able to donate 700 pounds of science equipment to a needy school in Ghana.

A project to boost water resources in southern Africa, first announced in 2003, held its first executive meeting last month.

Scientists have a key role to play in the U.S. effort to strengthen its international ties, by working with their international colleagues on specific projects that address common problems such as climate change and health care, said Nina Fedoroff.

When traditional diplomacy doesn’t work between two countries at loggerheads, where should they look for a breakthrough? Stuart Thorson, professor of political science and international relations at Syracuse University, has his answers.