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Feb 15, 2016, 6:00 am By SciDevIn this audio interview, public health specialist Tolu Oni says science’s gender balance must reflect society.App turns phones into earthquake detectors
Feb 15, 2016, 4:00 am By SciDevMotion sensors in handsets detect tremors and pass data to a central system that could send out alerts.Nigerian girls build robots to tackle waste
Feb 11, 2016, 7:00 am By SciDevIn these photos, schoolgirls in Abuja engage with science supported by the Odyssey Educational Foundation.Ghana’s gold diggers: Could they be legalised?
Feb 11, 2016, 3:00 am By SciDevThe last in our film series on illegal mining asks what can be done to limit its harm and inflate its benefits.Q&A: Hurdles for female scientists in the Middle East
Feb 11, 2016, 3:00 am By SciDevGeneticist Nisreen El-Hashemite says the problem is less related to gender inequality than it is in the West.Ghana’s gold diggers: Chinese miners bring conflict
Feb 10, 2016, 8:12 am By SciDevPart three of a four-part film series on illegal gold mining focuses on the impact of foreign miners.African nations poor at withdrawing unsafe drugs
Feb 10, 2016, 8:00 am By SciDevRate of withdrawal in Africa once adverse effects are spotted is lower than on other continents, finds study.View on Gender: Are single-sex labs the answer after all?
Feb 10, 2016, 3:00 am By SciDevWomen-only computing at the University of Zimbabwe has boosted skills and confidence, says Elizabeth Mlambo.Kenya approves limited GM maize release
Feb 9, 2016, 11:26 am By SciDevGovernment agency demands more field trials before pest-resistant seeds can be cultivated.Ghana’s gold diggers: Land and rivers laid to waste
Feb 9, 2016, 10:00 am By SciDevThe second of four films on illegal gold mining investigates its devastating impact on the nearby environment.Mapping trachoma to eradicate blindness
Feb 9, 2016, 9:23 am By SciDevExplore how a huge project targeting this infectious eye condition has set the standard for surveying disease.Africa urged to ‘go big’ on solar
Feb 9, 2016, 9:00 am By SciDevFalling costs mean solar can play a key role in widening electricity access, says leader of Power Africa project.Breast-feeding boosts intelligence and global growth
Feb 8, 2016, 5:00 am By SciDevDitching milk substitutes could generate US$302 billion a year by improving cognition, researchers find.Ghana’s gold diggers: Scramble comes at high cost
Feb 8, 2016, 4:00 am By SciDevIn the first of four films, we meet local ‘galamsey’ miners and investigate the business of illegal gold mining.Roads are biggest killer of adolescents
Feb 5, 2016, 6:00 am By SciDevCollisions killed around 115,000 young people in 2013, while about 76,000 died from HIV/AIDS, shows study.Roads are biggest killer of adolescents
Feb 5, 2016, 6:00 am By SciDevCollisions killed around 115,000 young people in 2013, while about 76,000 died from HIV/AIDS, shows study.Science bodies set to join push to cut disaster risk
Feb 4, 2016, 6:00 am By SciDevAt least 65 organisations plan to join a UN partnership that will back efforts to lower deaths from catastrophes.South Asia Analysis: Digital age needs analogue base
Feb 4, 2016, 1:32 am By SciDevSouth Asia’s recent ICT gains are impressive, but to bridge the gap calls for more action, says Nalaka Gunawardane.Conservation plans that sacrifice people could fail
Feb 3, 2016, 6:00 am By SciDevCosts of conflict and compensation may compromise vital carbon-cutting initiatives, research shows.Fortified rice raises risk of hookworm infections
Feb 3, 2016, 2:00 am By SciDevCambodian children fed rice with added micronutrients were more at risk than those fed plain rice, finds study.
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