How can Africa manage its growing piles of plastic waste?

Equitable vaccine distribution efforts are struggling to bridge the gap in Middle East conflict zones, NGO warns.

COVID-19 lockdowns forced Delhi’s urban poor to rely on wood and dung as cooking fuel.

Warmer regions like Africa and Latin America are the hardest hit by climate change, according to research on agricultural productivity.

Overcrowding and appalling conditions in prisons create disease and hunger threats for Africa’s poorest, say advocates.

COVID-19 surges in Chile and Uruguay show risks of relaxing control measures, even with vaccination in full swing.

Tree planting, toxic food preservatives and learning robots – SciDev.Net announces award winners.

Equitable access to safe maternity care must be a priority of the pandemic response, urge researchers.

Demand is increasing for modern contraceptives as myths about how birth control affects men’s virility persist.

What can be done to prevent governments and heads of state from going rogue during disease outbreaks?

C. auris, a drug-resistant fungus that infests hospitals, may have emerged from the wild, says study.

Hundreds of research projects are left in turmoil following sweeping cuts to the UK’s overseas aid budget.

Global drugs companies are failing to prioritise child medicine, leaving the poorest behind, a report finds.

How art and music could be a game-changer in fighting diseases in Africa.

Misuse of antibiotics in aquaculture must be curbed for sector to fulfil its promise, say researchers.

Researchers decode the genetic make-up of a pest that destroys cassava and other crops.

Will Tanzania’s new president Samia Suluhu Hassan chart a new course for the country’s COVID-19 response?

COVID-19 lockdowns have severely dented access to TB diagnosis and care, says WHO.

Understanding animal disease is essential if we want to prevent future pandemics, writes Keith Hamilton.

Groundwater depletion may cause a 20 per cent reduction in India’s crops by 2025, says study.

Sexual transmission of Ebola virus could cause challenges for control efforts, as well as survivors of the disease.

Tanzanian president calls for precautions against COVID-19 but data on the disease burden remains hidden.

Almost 2.5 billion people will face hearing loss by 2050 without early intervention, says WHO.

Unsustainable monoculture is driving species decline in Africa, says UN biodiversity chief Elizabeth Maruma Mrema.

Nicaragua creates a national space agency as its scientific community denounces ideological persecution.

Now is the time to commit to women and girl’s nutrition, advocates urge on International Women’s Day.

Could incorporating traditional knowledge into environmental management prevent future flooding catastrophes?

World’s largest dataset on malaria is analysed for non-genetic experts to open up research on drug resistance.

Almost 130 countries yet to receive a single COVID-19 vaccine dose, as ten high-income countries secure majority.

Emergency teams try to stop a new Ebola outbreak in Guinea becoming as widespread as the deadly 2014-2016 epidemic.

How technology, innovation and community health workers could move Africa towards universal health coverage.

With all eyes on COVID-19, Brazil approved almost 30 legislative changes that weaken environmental laws.

Harnessing shared narratives can bolster water communication and, ultimately, cooperation, say podcast guests.

Syrian schoolchildren regain the right to education thanks to an innovative ICT project.

Africa’s chance of being on track to reach 2030 HIV/AIDS elimination targets is less than 30 per cent.

A major report on the state of the world’s vision calls for eye care to be tackled as a global health priority.

What are coronavirus vaccines made of and how long are they effective? Africa’s scientists give us the facts.

Study suggests India had several times more COVID-19 cases than the 10 million reported.

A cross-cutting approach is needed to tackle neglected diseases as COVID-19 diverts attention, writes Simon Bland.

Collaborative pledges to put low- and middle-income countries at the heart of new push for Alzheimer’s drugs.

UNESCO report says gender bias limits opportunities for women career scientists.

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine approved by WHO expert panel, paving way for rollout to lower income countries.

Agnes Kalibata, a leading scientist and policymaker, tells young female scientists how they can stand out.

The head of Brazil’s Fiocruz institute talks gender policy and vaccines on international day of women in science.