Street lamp targets dengue fever
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Oct 22, 2015, 2:40 am By SciDevA shortfall in South Asian rice production caused by El Niño may hit West African consumers, warns…Social media dominates women’s use of the web
Oct 21, 2015, 9:40 am By SciDevWomen use the internet differently than men, which holds back their political engagement and…View on Migration: Universities welcome Syrian scholars
Oct 21, 2015, 8:00 am By SciDevGiving placements to refugee academics can protect the expertise needed for rebuilding countries,…PhDs in Focus: A link between science and business
Oct 21, 2015, 6:00 am By SciDevGloria Hlongwane discusses her PhD on a graphene DNA sensor and plan to connect South African…El Niño doubt delays disaster preparation
Oct 21, 2015, 3:40 am By SciDevA lack of scientific certainty about whether a powerful warming event is building leaves…Brazilian team exposes fish fraud
Oct 20, 2015, 3:20 am By SciDevDNA analysis finds brand used to disguise unwanted catfish, and endangered dolphins being used as…Focus on Disability: Defend girls’ sexual health rights
Oct 19, 2015, 10:40 am By SciDevSexual health education and services routinely overlook adolescent girls with disabilities, says…Ebola beds saved 40,000 in Sierra Leone
Oct 19, 2015, 3:20 am By SciDevProviding extra treatment beds averted 57,000 cases of the disease, calculate researchers.Emergency response should listen to local wisdom
Oct 17, 2015, 2:20 am By SciDevHear health expert Emmanuel d’Harcourt reflect on the importance of the ‘Thomas Edisons’ of…Communicate 'across borders' to beat epidemics
Oct 16, 2015, 12:40 pm By SciDevThe Ebola crisis showed how damaging poor communication can be. It’s time to act on those lessons,…Malawi’s toxic harvest
Oct 16, 2015, 7:20 am By SciDevThis gallery focuses on poisonous aflatoxins left by fungi on crops and efforts to combat this…Forecasts fail to predict seesawing sea levels
Oct 16, 2015, 3:00 am By SciDevPacific SIDS need better models for adapting to rapid swings in sea levels caused by climate change.Fit contraception to local needs, health workers urged
12:00pm By SciDevGiving women the option of using different methods is vital for better birth control, event hears.Q&A: Put farmers at heart of ‘adoption revolution’
4:40am By SciDevPamela Anderson explains how the Gates Foundation’s agriculture programme assists the take-up of…Climate action: Global policy is not enough
Wed 7:10am By SciDevIt’s down to local action to integrate climate change, development and disaster work, project by…Joint action on climate change: Facts and figures
Wed 7:09am By SciDevIlan Kelman examines the history, overlaps and conflicts between climate change, development and…Small islands caught between development and disaster
Wed 7:08am By SciDevSmall island states struggle to reduce their vulnerability to climate change impacts, as this image…Climate policy needs a new vision
Wed 7:08am By SciDevPolicies that split mitigation and adaptation don’t work. It’s time for a shift, say Asim Zia…
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