Technology for peace
Jul 13, 2016, 7:06 am By SciDev
Our Spotlight explores the creative uses of communication tools to counter conflict, their promise…Can tech tip the balance towards peace?
Jul 13, 2016, 7:05 am By SciDev
Programmes to counter conflict are enlisting digital tools. There are successes, and questions over…Tech for peace: Facts and figures
Jul 13, 2016, 7:04 am By SciDevGiorgia Scaturro examines how phones, drones, satellites and computer games help spot and prevent…Tech helps but only people can make peace
Jul 13, 2016, 7:03 am By SciDev
ICTs can support peacebuilding, but the only way to end conflict is to change minds, says Anahi…Pakistan predicts dengue cases with helpline data
Jul 12, 2016, 8:00 am By SciDev
Pakistan has begun using data from a dengue helpline to forecast likely case numbers three weeks in…Malaria team work spells danger for humans
Jul 11, 2016, 4:00 am By SciDev
First species can improve conditions for second one and so intensify the disease, a study in mice…Malaria teamwork spells danger for humans
Jul 11, 2016, 4:00 am By SciDevFirst species can improve conditions for second one and so intensify the disease, a study in mice…Rickshaw gets upgrade with hemp sidecar
Jul 8, 2016, 8:00 am By SciDev
Scientists add value to Philippine abaca by using its fibre to reinvent a hardier, fuel-efficient…Connectivity indices ignore globalisation damage
Jul 7, 2016, 11:00 am By SciDev
Existing indices focus on economics and often fail to capture social and environmental impacts,…The genetic hunt to take down Chagas’ disease
Jul 7, 2016, 10:00 am By SciDevA gallery on UK research into parasite strains and their insect vectors, to improve drug treatment.Carbon emissions from Indonesia forest fires hit new high
Jul 6, 2016, 8:00 am By SciDev
Indonesia’s forest fires emitted a record 11.3 million tonnes of carbon per day in 2015, topping a…Teacher refugees target brain drain
Jul 6, 2016, 8:00 am By SciDevReconnect charity seeks to offer work to those who fled to the United Kingdom by sending them to…Ecuador names and shames biopirates
Jul 5, 2016, 8:44 am By SciDev
Study lists rich nations who patented products based on Ecuador’s genetic resources without state…Flying solo weakens chronic disease fight
Jul 5, 2016, 3:40 am By SciDev
The WHO’s Global Coordination Mechanism can unite agendas and help strengthen the impact of aid,…Dry countries team up in El Niño resistance
Jul 4, 2016, 5:40 am By SciDevDry countries in Latin America are preparing for El Niño to get worse and worse every year due to…Children in poor nations slow in developing basic skills
Jul 1, 2016, 8:00 am By SciDev
Research finds a third of preschool children in LMICs are not meeting key developmental benchmarks.Telemedicine saves lives in disaster zones
Jun 30, 2016, 12:30 pm By SciDevRemote consultations help medics provide better care to those hit by war and catastrophe, says Raghu…Soy diesel less toxic than other fuels
Jun 29, 2016, 6:44 am By SciDevBiodiesel used in Brazil made from soybeans causes less damage to lung cells than common diesel, lab…Philippine bamboo bike going on an epic trip
Jun 28, 2016, 8:40 am By SciDev
A bamboo bicycle produced by a Philippine community project will be used for an Amazon delivery to…African hunger policy silent on climate risks
Jun 28, 2016, 6:51 am By SciDevAn African policy that aims to end hunger by 2025 underestimated the risk of climate change, says a…
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