Birth defects cluster not just down to Zika
Sep 14, 2018, 3:20 am By SciDevThe unusually high number of microcephaly cases in northeastern Brazil is linked to a mix of factors.Scant progress at Bangkok climate talks
Sep 13, 2018, 6:00 am By SciDevGeneral disappointment as finance remains contentious and mistrust persists ahead of final rule book meeting.Arab countries caught in a cycle of war and disease
Sep 11, 2018, 9:20 am By SciDevConflict has left the Middle East exposed to epidemics. SciDev.Net reports from countries scrambling to respond.Estimate of carbon in indigenous lands rises five-fold
Sep 9, 2018, 8:00 pm By SciDevNew data on vast amounts of carbon in community-managed forest come with calls for strengthening land rights.African swine fever ‘devastating’ if it spreads beyond China
Sep 6, 2018, 10:40 am By SciDevSouth-east Asian and global pig industries to be hit hard if virulent strain spreads beyond China, experts warn.Oral polio drops linked to paralysis in India
Sep 4, 2018, 11:00 am By SciDevScientists find a high incidence of paralysis linked to the country’s successful oral polio vaccine drives.Q&A: ‘All of Iraq's arable land needs reclamation’
Sep 3, 2018, 9:40 am By SciDevIraqi minister Hassan Janabi discusses a recent crisis in Basra and pressures on the war-torn country’s water resources.Scientists pin down fraud that fuels illegal Amazon logging
Aug 31, 2018, 11:04 am By SciDevPaper-based systems and poor resources mean officers miss false data on timber species and origin.Zambia trial cuts severe malaria deaths by 96 per cent
Aug 30, 2018, 10:00 am By SciDevChild deaths plummet in year-long intervention with suppository form of artesunate.The arduous path to make mHealth work at last
Aug 26, 2018, 8:00 pm By SciDevLife-saving mobile apps may be coming of age. Aisling Irwin tracks their lofty promises and messy reality.Rotavirus vaccine cuts diarrhoeal deaths by a third
Aug 24, 2018, 8:20 am By SciDevLarge study in rural Malawi adds to evidence of child mortality gains if more countries roll out the vaccine.New way to save endangered sharks – and our seafood
Aug 22, 2018, 10:37 am By SciDevA genetic tool identifies illegal fishing of endangered sharks that help keep ecosystems and our fisheries intact.Fall armyworm infests Indian maize
Aug 17, 2018, 4:41 am By SciDevIndian authorities are moving to tackle an infestation of maize crops by the voracious fall armyworm moth pest.Watermelon rind cheaply filters arsenic in groundwater
10:00am By SciDevWater filters made of watermelon rind cheaply remove arsenic from groundwater, says study.African countries fare poorly in innovation ranking
Wed 5:00am By SciDevThe continent is home to eight of the ten worst-performing countries in latest global index.Renaissance Dam water conflict will pass down generations
Aug 13, 2018, 8:32 am By SciDevUnresolved issues spell trouble for the future of the Nile Valley, says Egyptian water expert Nader Noureddine.Q&A: ‘Research in the global South is of higher quality’
Aug 10, 2018, 5:40 am By SciDevIDRC president Jean Lebel explains the rationale behind RQ+, a new tool for evaluating development research.Crisis in Venezuela threatens region’s measles-free status
Aug 9, 2018, 4:47 am By SciDevThe virus has spread to eleven countries in the Americas, fuelled by displacement and government failures.Global warming to increase water in South Asian rivers
Aug 7, 2018, 11:40 am By SciDevNew study counters earlier projections of decreasing runoff as a result of climate change.Q&A: ‘Let's first ask what women scientists want’
Aug 1, 2018, 8:00 pm By SciDevChanging social definitions of success will benefit both women and men, says Rana Dajani.
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