Africa’s native bananas are under threat. Can biotechnology save the much-loved matoke?

How can cities reduce their ecological footprint? A new UNEP-led project aims to provide solutions.

Collecting and processing biological samples could speed up advances in global health research, a UN summit hears.

Long working hours are a growing factor behind work-related deaths, a global health report finds.

Nutrition, immunisation and family planning are the ‘magic bullets’ of change, says community health worker advocate.

Diana Nambatya Nsubuga was her village’s first university graduate. Now, she’s on a mission to change Africa’s future.

Many scientific interventions to save the Amazon are failing to consider local communities, forum hears.

Sustainable food systems needed to solve the world’s hunger crisis, controversial UN summit hears.

Studying psychology develops self-awareness, says dementia specialist.

Research and data are needed to meet rising dementia cases in Sub-Saharan Africa, say advocates.

Scientists mobilise to ensure that lofty promises at the UN Food Systems Summit are followed through.

Africa will use this week’s global summit on COVID-19 to call for vaccine equity.

Rural and urban science outreach programmes show girls alternatives to child marriage, says biostatistician.

Biostatistician says boosting girls’ self-esteem can keep them in school and create a new generation of researchers.

Actions are urgently needed to prevent COVID-19 from hurting Africa’s agriculture, writes Gilbert Nakweya.

A WHO compendium of health innovations targets low-resource settings with unstable power supply.

Open letter claims ‘Green Revolution’ programmes exacerbate hunger and food insecurity.

WHO urges rich nations to halt plans for COVID-19 booster shots as vaccine supplies to poor countries fall short.

Growing Africa requires a new generation of thought leaders. Girls are up to the task, says hackathon organisation.

Disasters around the globe have much in common, including their root causes, says a UN report.

Break the rules and find a mentor, computer scientist Unoma Okorafor tells women in male-dominated fields.

The international system failed during COVID-19, and change is needed, says new International Science Council chief.

Failure to recognise global South researchers has long been a problem, but some journals are now taking action.

Failure to recognise global South researchers has long been a problem, but some journals are now taking action.