Invasive species prevention ‘could save trillions’
Feb 13, 2022, 11:49 pm By Claudia Caruana
Invasive species prevention could save trillions of dollars, say scientists, protecting ecosystems and livelihoods.Robot uses electric charge to extract scorpion venom
Feb 10, 2022, 8:47 pm By Khaled Ait Nasser
Moroccan researchers say their patented innovation takes the danger out of scorpion venom extraction.Q&A: Science ‘needs to listen to African voices’
Feb 8, 2022, 10:09 pm By Halima AthumaniFuture science research in Africa should be driven by African perspectives, says leadership programme director.Ugandan schools reopen, but has learning been lost?
Feb 8, 2022, 9:47 pm By SciDev
Uganda’s schools are open after the world’s longest shutdown.Q&A: India’s sex workers battle stigma
Feb 7, 2022, 10:47 pm By Sanjeet Bagcchi
Indian doctor Agnimita Giri Sarkar says virtual platforms helped her connect with sex workers through COVID-19.Affordable analysis of genomes ‘key to tackling diseases’
Feb 7, 2022, 7:40 am By Onyango Nyamol
A project analysing genetic materials of microbes at a cheaper cost could be key to tackling disease outbreaks.Meeting climate goals won’t save corals — study
Feb 3, 2022, 4:48 am By Claudia Caruana
A two-degree rise in global warming would wipe out cool refuges that protect corals, study finds.Q&A: COP27 will be crucial for Africa – Wanjira Mathai
Feb 1, 2022, 11:22 pm By Michael Kaloki
Environment leader Wanjira Mathai tells SciDev.Net why 2022 will be a crucial year for climate justice in Africa.Growing Africa’s green belt
Feb 1, 2022, 9:53 pm By SciDev
Wanjira Mathai sits down with Africa Science Focus to talk trees, climate change, and Africa’s future.Eradication push urged as Guinea worm cases fall
Feb 1, 2022, 6:54 am By Sanjeet Bagcchi
Just 14 human cases of Guinea worm disease remain, but a further push is needed to achieve eradication, say experts.‘Acidifying, warming seas affecting seafood supplies’
Jan 13, 2022, 5:00 am By Claudia Caruana
Ocean warming and acidification are affecting shoal behaviour in fish, threatening their very existence, report warns.Good vision ‘key to survival’
Jan 11, 2022, 9:59 pm By SciDevGladys Atto is one of only 45 eye doctors serving Uganda’s 46 million people.Q&A: The eye doctor restoring sight to nomadic herders
Jan 11, 2022, 9:10 pm By Halima Athumani
North-eastern Uganda’s only ophthalmologist performs around 15 cataract surgeries each day.Haiti’s lead levels ‘a warning for other countries’
Jan 10, 2022, 11:32 pm By Helen Mendes
Links between lead poisoning, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension must be assessed worldwide, say researchers.Q&A: ‘No one told me maths was hard’
Jan 10, 2022, 6:10 am By Edwin Naidu
Mamokgethi Phakeng, a highly-rated mathematician and university leader, speaks of her journey to the top.Dementia cases ‘set to almost triple by 2050’
Jan 6, 2022, 11:58 pm By Dann Okoth
Tackling lifestyle risk factors is vital as dementia cases surge, especially in poorer countries, researchers warn.Syrians turn war missiles into heaters as winter grips
Jan 5, 2022, 8:00 pm By Sonia el-Ali
Battling poverty, innovative Syrians turn weapons of war into cheap heaters – but the health impacts are grave.TB epidemic ‘could flare in near future’
Jan 3, 2022, 10:28 pm By Aleida Rueda, Sanjeet Bagcchi
TB could reach epidemic levels if left unchecked, warns Indian pulmonologist as experts predict what 2022 may hold.From Delta to Omicron: 2021 in review
Dec 23, 2021, 4:05 am By Dann Okoth
As COVID-19 enters its third year and the Omicron variant surges, SciDev.Net looks back over the year’s breakthroughs and shortfalls.Q&A: Digital tech is like eBay or Amazon for smallholders
Dec 22, 2019, 7:00 pm By SciDev
Digital innovation can open up options for smallholders in the same way that eBay and Amazon help businesses across the world.
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