Editor’s picks: Opinions and special features in 2015
Dec 28, 2015, 2:00 am By SciDevRead about the ten pieces that did most to challenge and reflect on the most relevant global issues…Focus on Private Sector: Tech to lower trade barriers
Dec 23, 2015, 7:00 am By SciDevInnovative ways to increase autonomy could lead to development-driving trade deals, says Maha Rafi…Our 10 most popular news stories of 2015
Dec 23, 2015, 1:00 am By SciDevGlobal warming clashes and seawater filtration feature in our countdown of SciDev.Net’s most…Barefoot engineers bring solar power to Afghanistan
Dec 22, 2015, 7:00 am By SciDevThis photo gallery looks at a project that’s introducing electricity to remote areas by training…Boost African science with this five-point plan
Dec 22, 2015, 3:00 am By SciDevPolitical apathy is a big hurdle, but it’s still possible to rescue university S&T, argues Peter…Elsevier plans African open access journal
Dec 21, 2015, 6:00 am By SciDevThe science publisher is drawing up ideas alongside several African organisations for a 2016 launch.How to reach a wider audience for your research
Dec 21, 2015, 3:00 am By SciDevJuan Pablo Alperin & Alessandra Bordini with tips for using ‘altmetrics’ to learn about and…Focus on Poverty: Support package works for ‘ultra-poor’
Dec 21, 2015, 2:00 am By SciDevGiving women livestock, training and cash may be simple but research shows it’s effective, says…Island states slam climate fund red tape
Dec 18, 2015, 7:00 am By SciDevSmall island developing states say they are failing to get urgently needed money from the Green…Scientists slip infertility gene into malaria mosquito
Dec 17, 2015, 9:53 am By SciDevInserted gene rapidly spreads through the population, disrupting egg production, says research team.Our best films of 2015
Dec 16, 2015, 6:00 am By SciDevWatch a compilation of clips from the finest videos SciDev.Net published this year.African nations to phase out lead in paint by 2020
Dec 16, 2015, 5:57 am By SciDevAfrican governments have agreed to restrict use of lead in paint to limit its environmental health…View on Gender: What drives Africa’s obesity divide
10:00am By SciDevBody image, spending power and early hunger lead to more obesity in African women than men, says…Cancer soars in global South
9:22am By SciDevHealthcare systems in developing countries may struggle to cope with cancer-related infections, says…Climate change lectures leave public unmoved
Mon 12:00pm By SciDevDrawing out our innate ties with nature may sway opinion more than hammering home scientific truths.Paris climate deal paves way for further science
Mon 9:17am By SciDevDeveloping countries score small victory with nod to 1.5 degree target, whilst signatories aim to up…Brain imaging tool seeks signs of infant malnutrition
Mon 1:00am By SciDevSee how an imaging tool can track brain growth to provide evidence that could protect against…Soil project seeks to soak up excess carbon
Dec 11, 2015, 8:00 am By SciDevFrench-led 4 Pour 1000 initiative hopes improved farming can lock away enough carbon to offset human…How to ratchet up action to halt global warming
Dec 11, 2015, 7:00 am By SciDevAs COP 21 ends, this audio report examines a way to accelerate the currently underwhelming efforts.China promises boost to African bamboo expertise
Dec 11, 2015, 4:00 am By SciDevNew network aims to transfer knowledge about novel uses of the plant to cut carbon emissions, event…
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