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 the efficacy of two new anti-Ebola drugsBees 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 environment and economy, writes Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade.Subsidies are key to better fertiliser access, study shows
5:40am By SciDev
Researchers look at how to make fertilisers affordable for all farmers, while mitigating the environmental risks.Chlorine dispensers fitted to public taps cut child diarrhoea
Wed 5:00am 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 city’s hotels and restaurants.‘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 in Latin America.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 exacerbating food insecurity, report finds.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 study finds.Childhood cancer claims 7 million years of life in poorer nations
Aug 1, 2019, 8:00 pm By SciDev
Low- and middle-income countries account for 82 per cent of the global child cancer burden, study shows.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 over their long-term safety, writes Mićo Tatalović.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 million hectares of native vegetation, study finds.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 world are looking for innovative solutions, writes Inga Vesper.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 Indo-China, studies warn.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 Soumya Swaminathan.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 spread to Goma.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 Basin.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 Caribbean Basin.
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