- SciDev
- 17/6/27 17:27
Analysing the ‘soundscape ecology’ of a forest is a cost-effective way to assess land cover and environmental health.
Analysing the ‘soundscape ecology’ of a forest is a cost-effective way to assess land cover and environmental health.
FRIDAY 23. JUNE 2017
Egyptian innovator transforms electricity system to make homes safe from shocks and cut energy use by 85 per cent.
THURSDAY 22. JUNE 2017
New study confirms devastating effect of aquaculture on mangroves around the world especially in South-East Asia.
WEDNESDAY 21. JUNE 2017
How to get science working for the SDGs? Get political parties and NGOs involved, says John Mugabe.
TUESDAY 20. JUNE 2017
The approval of a GM variety that kills a devastating pest in cane fields gets mixed reactions.
THURSDAY 15. JUNE 2017
Internet access is not enough to transform economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, write Sanna Ojanperä and Mark Graham.
WEDNESDAY 14. JUNE 2017
Three regions are hit by a viral disease threatening tilapia, one of the world’s most popular farmed fish species.
TUESDAY 13. JUNE 2017
The Sustainable Development Goals mostly reinforce, rather than clash with, each other, research finds.
MONDAY 12. JUNE 2017
Device developed by Brazilian researchers could become a cheap diagnostic tool, giving results in minutes.
FRIDAY 9. JUNE 2017
Solar microgrids alone are insufficient to improve socioeconomic conditions in remote areas, says a study.
THURSDAY 8. JUNE 2017
True change will come if we stop treating data as a techie bolt-on and reach marginalised groups, says Ana Brandusescu.
TUESDAY 6. JUNE 2017
India’s attempt to introduce its first genetically modified food crop gets prolonged over biosafety concerns.
MONDAY 5. JUNE 2017
Research on the frontline of emergencies is hard to find, but, as MSF demonstrates, we need more of it.
FRIDAY 2. JUNE 2017
A new study finds that scholars in the global South are underrepresented in ten well-known development journals.
He is backed by the global South: can the WHO’s new chief kick it into shape? Linda Nordling finds out.
WEDNESDAY 31. MAY 2017
Peatlands are important for climate change mitigation and community development, a global forum hears.
TUESDAY 30. MAY 2017
Illegal species trade is harming people, too.
FRIDAY 26. MAY 2017
People marooned in remote areas during an emergency are being found more easily thanks to a mapping and crowdsourcing tool.
WEDNESDAY 24. MAY 2017
Jump-starting biofuel production in the developing world requires integrated policies, says Glaucia Mendes Souza.
TUESDAY 23. MAY 2017
Private sector investments need to build on a foundation of science and innovation, writes Paul Boateng.
MONDAY 22. MAY 2017
Cairo’s garbage collectors, integral to the city’s waste management, object to scheme that threatens their livelihoods.
FRIDAY 19. MAY 2017
An international study finds contaminants reaching wells that tap deep fossil aquifers.
THURSDAY 12. MARCH 2015
Researchers are increasingly using computer models to predict violence in developing nations. Andy Extance reports.
Agricultural firms wield too much influence over safety and trade legislation, says Friends of the Earth report.
WEDNESDAY 11. MARCH 2015
We can adapt projects known to reduce violence in the general populace to help disabled people, says Hannah Kuper.