Rise in heatwaves puts pressure on city planning
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An increase in hot spells uncovered by a study highlights the need for design changes such as urban…Q&A: Citizens monitor Nigeria’s elections using mobiles
Thu 2:00am By SciDevCoded text messages allow the TMG monitoring group to scrutinise the postponed poll, says its media…Q&A: How building community trust helps combat epidemics
Feb 18, 2015, 3:00 am By SciDevAnthropologists and medics should team up to tackle disease, says researcher Heidi Larson in this…Network targets open research’s development impact
Feb 18, 2015, 3:00 am By SciDevOCSDNet will fund 13 projects to investigate whether openness in science helps or hinders, and how…Focus on Poverty: Taking aid to the next level
Feb 17, 2015, 7:00 pm By SciDev
Support for middle-income nations needs to be innovative and include scientific cooperation, says…Focus on Poverty: Taking aid to the next level
Feb 17, 2015, 7:00 pm By SciDevSupport for middle-income nations needs to be innovative and include scientific cooperation, says…View on Disability: Accessing the ballot box
Feb 17, 2015, 8:00 am By SciDevWorkshops and better data can help people with intellectual disabilities take part in elections,…UN warned of pitfalls of vague SDG targets
Feb 17, 2015, 5:00 am By SciDevWithout clear definitions, the Sustainable Development Goals may struggle to achieve their aims, say…‘Water ATMs’ deliver liquid assets in India’s capital
Feb 17, 2015, 4:00 am By SciDevThis photo gallery visits Delhi’s streets, where solar-powered machines dispense clean water in…Portable lamp kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Feb 17, 2015, 3:32 am By SciDev
A Brazilian student’s invention targets microbe-killing blue light at infections using…Is eLearning really having an impact?
Feb 16, 2015, 7:00 am By SciDevIn this audio feature, we focus on whether technology is assisting education and ask if it lives up…Pacific island ecosystem to be captured in online model
Feb 16, 2015, 6:00 am By SciDev
The tool is intended to help understand how climate change and human activities affect Mo’orea’s…View on Poverty: Mapping populations in insecure states
Feb 13, 2015, 10:55 am By SciDev
A long overdue household survey is finding ways to navigate Afghanistan’s difficult situation,…Q&A: The dramatic power of community radio
Feb 13, 2015, 7:00 am By SciDevAn audio interview with the International Broadcasting Trust’s Mark Galloway on using radio to…Reproductive health R&D funding ‘failing to match need’
Feb 12, 2015, 10:00 am By SciDev
Hundreds of women die each day in childbirth in poorer nations, but there is little cash for…Focus on Disability: Reaching patients with smartphones
Feb 12, 2015, 9:00 am By SciDev
Mobile technology can take diagnoses to disabled people based far from medical services, says Hannah…The dangers of water shortages in the energy sector
Feb 12, 2015, 8:00 am By SciDevIn this podcast, we examine the looming risk of global water stress and its potential impacts on…Fruit juice factories could be powered from waste water
Feb 12, 2015, 2:00 am By SciDev
The sugary effluent from juice-making plants can be turned into clean-burning hydrogen, Brazilian…Four hurdles to getting data and science into the SDGs
Feb 11, 2015, 9:00 am By SciDevRigorous integration will ensure the goals inspire rather than deter commitment, say Angel Hsu and…Bamboo water catcher project misses crowdfunding target
Feb 11, 2015, 7:00 am By SciDevThe Warka Water project is now seeking funding from NGOs and governments, and plans prototype tower…
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