Data don’t always tell the whole story — here’s why
Nov 2, 2015, 7:00 am By SciDevGood data should be a starting point, not the end, of addressing societal challenges such as gender inequality.Why the world needs a new diet
Nov 2, 2015, 6:00 am By SciDevHear CGIAR boss Frank Rijsberman explain why the global food system must target malnutrition.Focus on Migration: Fix cash transfers for internal migrants
Nov 2, 2015, 4:00 am By SciDevobbery and high charges hamper internal migrants trying to send their earnings home, says Priya Deshingkar.Worst haze for 20 years hits the Philippines
Nov 2, 2015, 2:08 am By SciDevTougher policies, regional action urged to stop slash-and-burn forestry practices that cause air pollution.SciDev.Net Podcast: Gene editing against malaria
Nov 1, 2015, 1:00 am By SciDevThis month’s show also features a discussion about the changing landscape of humanitarian response and transparency in public health.Foreign troops helped defeat Ebola outbreak
Oct 30, 2015, 10:00 am By SciDevArmed forces provided care and treatment units, but more research would help future alliances, says report.Revolution in the air: Airborne cargo drones in Rwanda
Oct 30, 2015, 9:00 am By SciDevNo longer the domain of armies or scientists, cargo drones for civilian life are set to launch in Rwanda.Project maps Kenyan buses with smartphones
Oct 30, 2015, 8:50 am By SciDevHear city expert Sarah Williams discuss a project designed to bring order to the chaos of Nairobi’s streets.COP vs POC: innovation under the radar of climate talks
Oct 30, 2015, 6:00 am By SciDevA world of grassroots creativity hums away, far from the world of policy — and it should probably stay that way.Big business wakes up to cost of climate change
Oct 29, 2015, 11:00 am By SciDevInsurance companies are playing a growing role in the fight against climate change.East Africa on alert for El Niño deluge
Oct 29, 2015, 2:00 am By SciDevEquatorial nations must prepare for floods, disease and crop losses in coming months, say meteorologists.Africa must grow arts and humanities for development
Oct 28, 2015, 1:22 pm By SciDevDevelop arts and humanities research, university vice-chancellor tells Cambridge-Africa meeting.Focus on Gender: Put politics back into gender debates
Oct 28, 2015, 12:00 pm By SciDevWe have lost sight of the political ideals behind the quest to empower women, argues Henrietta Miers.WHO experts temper malaria vaccine hopes
Oct 28, 2015, 11:00 am By SciDevThe first malaria vaccine needs more tests before it can be delivered to African infants, say advisors.Patents fail to boost crop yields
Oct 28, 2015, 4:00 am By SciDevIntellectual property rights do not always drive tech transfer or raise harvests for poorer farmers, says study.Insect farming judged as safe as rearing livestock
Oct 27, 2015, 3:00 am By SciDevLarge-scale production represents no more of a hazard than other animal husbandry, says food safety body.Wildfires decimate orangutans in Indonesia
Oct 26, 2015, 3:00 am By SciDevA photo essay shows the impact of wildfires on the primates, and efforts to keep them safe from deadly smoke.Signs of dengue virus reservoir in China
Oct 26, 2015, 3:00 am By SciDevRather than being an import as previously thought, the virus appears endemic in a southern province, study finds.Face to face with Cambodia’s HIV fighters
Oct 23, 2015, 11:00 am By SciDevThis audio slideshow discovers why Phnom Penh has the highest coverage of antiretroviral treatment in the region.Insider's view wraps up the Bonn climate talks
Oct 23, 2015, 8:40 am By SciDevListen to climate policy expert David Waskow wrap up a week of preliminary talks in Bonn ahead of COP 21.
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