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 and limitations.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 lasting impact.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 conflict.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 Ayala Iacucci.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 advance.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 shows.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 shows.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 trike sidecar.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, report says.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 1997 high.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 teach in Africa.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 permission.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, says Luke Allen.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 climate change.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 Venugopal.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 study finds.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 the Himalayas.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 new report.
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