Ebola: calls for vigilance despite treatment breakthrough
Aug 19, 2019, 12:20 pm By SciDev
The scientific community is calling for vigilance despite confirmation from health authorities of…Bees threatened by indiscriminate use of pesticides
Aug 16, 2019, 6:14 am By SciDev
Widespread use of agrochemicals poses risks for food security and has alarming consequences for the…Subsidies are key to better fertiliser access, study shows
Aug 15, 2019, 5:40 am By SciDev
Researchers look at how to make fertilisers affordable for all farmers, while mitigating the…Chlorine dispensers fitted to public taps cut child diarrhoea
Aug 14, 2019, 5:00 am By SciDev
Taps fitted with a simple chlorine dispenser can greatly reduce childhood diarrhoea, says study.Cleaning up: Cameroon chemist turns oil waste into soap
Aug 12, 2019, 9:00 am By SciDev
A social enterprise in Douala has found an innovative solution to the problem of oil waste from the…‘Worrying’ rise in deaths of environmental activists
Aug 8, 2019, 5:20 am By SciDev
Three quarters of the deaths of environmental activists between 2002 and 2017 in the world occurred…IPCC: Deforestation fuelling global climate crisis
Aug 7, 2019, 8:00 pm By SciDev
Land degradation caused by deforestation and intensive farming is speeding up global warming and…High cost of healthy food to blame for malnutrition
Aug 6, 2019, 12:20 pm By SciDev
Global increases in malnutrition and obesity could be attributed to differences in food prices, a…Childhood cancer claims 7 million years of life in poorer nations
Thu 8:00pm By SciDev
Low- and middle-income countries account for 82 per cent of the global child cancer burden, study…Nanotechnology: a blessing or a curse for developing nations?
Jul 31, 2019, 8:00 pm By SciDev
Nanoparticles are increasingly being explored for boosting crops and nutrition, but doubts remain…Soy moratorium needed to protect Brazil’s savannah, scientists say
Jul 29, 2019, 8:00 pm By SciDev
Expanding the Amazon’s soy moratorium to the Cerrado ecoregion would prevent the loss of 3.6…Faeces to fertiliser: innovations to solve the world’s toilets crisis
Jul 25, 2019, 8:00 pm By SciDev
With 700 million people still lacking access to even the most basic toilets, researchers around the…WHO recommends dolutegravir as the first-choice HIV treatment
Jul 25, 2019, 10:38 am By SciDev
WHO recommends treatment that was previously thought to cause foetal birth defects, after new study.Drug-resistant malaria spreading fast in South-East Asia
Jul 24, 2019, 6:40 am By SciDev
Multi-drug resistant strains of falciparum malaria are spreading fast and could spill out of…Mosquitos rendered infertile by biological engineering
Jul 23, 2019, 5:40 am By SciDev
Novel mosquito-sterilisation approach nearly eliminates dengue mosquitoes in Chinese test area.Script programme is helping me polish my science journalism
Jul 22, 2019, 12:00 pm By SciDev
Script is very crucial because it will help reduce mistrust between scientists and journalists.Q&A: WHO’s chief scientist rises above her father’s legacy
Jul 19, 2019, 9:08 am By SciDev
Digital technologies can ‘leapfrog’ developing countries into a new era of healthcare, says…Ebola outbreak in DRC is international emergency, says WHO
Jul 18, 2019, 6:20 am By SciDevThe WHO declares Ebola a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ after the disease…Caribbean nations join forces against giant seaweed bloom
Jul 17, 2019, 12:13 pm By SciDev
Thirteen countries agree on joint action to tackle the 20 million tonnes of sargassum amassed in the…Caribbean nations join forces against giant seaweed bloom
Jul 17, 2019, 10:40 am By SciDevThirteen countries agree on joint action to tackle the 20 million tonnes of sargassum amassed in the…
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