Focus on Private Sector: An end to tech tax dodging
Feb 26, 2016, 8:00 am By SciDevTax avoidance by tech multinationals hits developing countries hard. It’s time to fight back, says Maha Rafi Atal.Gates Foundation calls for ‘energy miracle’
Feb 26, 2016, 7:28 am By SciDevFund research to deliver cheap, clean electricity for the world’s poorest families, annual letter urges.Electricity is a means, not an end
Feb 26, 2016, 7:00 am By SciDevAccess to energy will only boost development if people use power productively.The power of local radio in the Zika crisis
Feb 25, 2016, 10:00 am By SciDevHear media expert Anne Bennett explain why health crises call for culturally sensitive public broadcasting.Seed firms accused of neglecting female farmers
Feb 25, 2016, 3:05 am By SciDevGlobal companies focus on key cash crops, rather than the easily processed plants women prefer, says report.Focus on Disability: ‘Zika babies’ need support now
Feb 24, 2016, 6:00 am By SciDevWith Brazil’s microcephaly epidemic, the impact on affected children is being sidelined, says Hannah Kuper.Lack of pollinators cuts small farm harvests
Feb 24, 2016, 3:00 am By SciDevHigher density could hike yields for some developing world farmers by a quarter, finds study.Don’t wait for crises to reach public with science
Feb 23, 2016, 2:00 am By SciDevYoung researchers in particular should get support to engage society routinely, says Tolu Oni.Antibiotics benefit few malnourished kids
Feb 23, 2016, 1:00 am By SciDevThe WHO recommends giving the drugs to undernourished children at home, but study in Niger finds no impact.Gut bacteria protect against stunting
Feb 22, 2016, 5:00 am By SciDevMicrobes from healthy Malawian children helped underfed mice recover from malnourishment, research reveals.African science drive raises duplication fear
Feb 19, 2016, 4:00 am By SciDevFunding growing numbers of research centres and partnerships may lead to overlap, event hears.How to support science communication with policymakers
8:00am By SciDevAAAS head — and former politician — Rush Holt explains how scientists and policymakers should talk to each other.Africa Analysis: Research grant shake-up brings hope
4:00am By SciDevAn initiative to harmonise how African research grants are managed is good news, writes Linda Nordling.French institute vows to share gains after patent flak
4:00am By SciDevThe Research Institute for Development says it will split profits from disputed patent for local plant compound.Focus on Poverty: Hidden inequality data unmasked
Wed 8:00am By SciDevNew figures on median income provide a truer picture of living standards and inequality gaps, says Sally Murray.World bicycle ownership going downhill
Wed 3:00am By SciDevBike ownership is falling as car and scooter use climb in developing nations, paper finds.A simple way to prevent African water wars
Wed 3:00am By SciDevEthiopia should lower the height of its Renaissance saddle dam to defuse the water crisis, says Nader Noureddine.Timely flood warnings for downstream Nepal and India
Feb 16, 2016, 1:30 am By SciDevAn early warning system gets water level information to downstream communities in Nepal and India in real time.Improved irrigation backed to halve food gap
Feb 15, 2016, 7:01 pm By SciDevRise in crop yields could provide half the calories needed to eradicate global hunger by 2050, paper says.Fairy tale hints at dark side of pulses
Feb 15, 2016, 7:48 am By SciDevA deceptively simple and mesmerising folk tale could get people thinking about the costs and benefits of pulses.
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