Q&A: ‘Things can change’: new head of global biodiversity platform
May 22, 2019, 6:30 am By SciDev
Ana María Hernández, first woman IPBES chair, says protecting threatened species requires a wholesale shift in attitudes.Poorly designed climate mitigation plans ‘could increase hunger’
May 21, 2019, 9:33 am By SciDev
Climate mitigation strategies that do not consider farming impacts could increase hunger, study finds.Digital tool aims to translate 2,000 African languages
May 20, 2019, 6:58 am By SciDev
New digital platform aims to aid translation of African languages to spur access to global markets.South Asia bears half of global low birthweight burden
6:40pm By SciDev
Malnutrition and gender inequalities cause babies to be born underweight, health experts say.Venezuela struggles to halt measles epidemic
May 13, 2019, 7:13 am By SciDev
Measles transmission is still active and health experts warn measures to contain the outbreak are insufficient.Yemen’s forests another casualty of war amid fuel crisis
May 9, 2019, 9:00 am By SciDevMillions of trees are likely being lost as a result of excessive firewood-gathering, environment authority warns.Climate now biggest driver of migration, study finds
May 8, 2019, 5:42 am By SciDevRising temperatures and weather-related disasters cause more migration than poverty and conflict, researchers say.Biodiversity loss mars SDG success, report finds
May 7, 2019, 5:46 am By SciDev
A quarter of species are under threat, devastating livelihoods around the globe.Calls for urgent action against antimicrobial resistance
May 3, 2019, 10:35 am By SciDev
Drug-resistant diseases could cause 10 million deaths a year by 2050, a UN report warns.Parboiling husked rice reduces arsenic content - study
May 2, 2019, 5:50 am By SciDev
Husking rice before parboiling can greatly reduce the amount of arsenic reaching the whole rice grain, researchers say.Madagascar: an imperilled nature sanctuary
May 1, 2019, 7:55 am By SciDev
Vohibola forest is a rich haven for flora and fauna but its existence is under threat from loggers and poachers.Children hooked on heavily processed food in Brazil
Apr 29, 2019, 12:00 pm By SciDev
Overweight child who often eat ultra-processed food show signs of addiction similar to drugs, Brazilian study finds.Egyptian village revives Papyrus as tourism returns
Apr 27, 2019, 2:20 am By SciDevResidents of El-Karamous in the Nile Delta have revived the ancient art of papermaking.Malaria vaccine rollout in children ‘ends hiatus’
Apr 26, 2019, 5:53 am By SciDev
Malawi’s rollout of a malaria vaccine in children under two could lessen the burden of the disease, say researchers.Funding Africa’s mHealth innovators only half solution
Apr 25, 2019, 7:07 am By SciDev
Despite increasing use of mHealth technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa, key challenges remain, writes Laura Owings.Waste does not exist: there is only post-trash
Apr 22, 2019, 12:20 am By SciDevWith waste generation set to soar in developing regions, maximum material reuse is crucial, say chemical science experts.Invasive weed ‘could cut crop yields by 30 per cent’
Apr 19, 2019, 1:00 am By SciDev
Failure to fight an invasive weed spreading across the continent could lead to 30 per cent cut in predicted yields, scientist warns.Managing diabetes key to lowering kidney disease
Apr 17, 2019, 8:00 pm By SciDev
More than 9 million people with advanced kidney disease lack access to vital treatment, according to the Global Kidney Health Atlas.Q&A: ‘Universities would rather highlight work of men’
Apr 16, 2019, 8:00 pm By SciDev
Award-winning Palestinian researcher Amira Shaheen says patriarchy remains a major obstacle for Arab women in science.Climate change ‘could slash Brazil’s maize yields’
8:00pm By SciDev
Changes in temperature and rainfall could severely hit maize production in the country’s poorest region, a study warns.
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