Model probes how planetary systems collapse
Short-term signs of stability can give false reassurance before natural or social systems reach a tipping point. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 27, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Kenya creates online system to monitor rural sanitation
Kenya ’s vision of ending open defecation has received a boost from an online tool that tracks rural sanitation. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 23, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Water and power: Mega-dams, mega-damage?
From the Amazon to the Mekong, hydropower projects risk impacts on people and environment for low-carbon energy. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 22, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New research fellows to combat climate change in Africa
A programme has selected a third cohort of African research fellows to explore how to address climate change. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 21, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Online workers get a rough deal
Poor conditions including low pay, overwork and isolation documented/common in unregulated global ' gig economy ' . (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 20, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Maize breeders benefit from using drones
Scientists have turned to drone technology to aid data collection for efficient maize breeding in Southern Africa. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 17, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Robots threaten jobs for the poor
Automated processes replacing seamstresses within years brings into focus risks for the developing world. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 16, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
India prompts rethink for Global Innovation Index
Hear Francis Gurry explain why the index should evolve to ‘better reflect reality’ and innovation at the grassroots. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 15, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Placenta more vulnerable to Zika in early pregnancy
In the first trimester the placenta offers a biological environment that favours infection with the virus. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 14, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
WHO omission of TB in priority list denounced
The omission of tuberculosis from a list of top diseases moved the WHO to assure that R&D on TB remains a priority. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 13, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Creole maize reveals adaptation secrets
Scientists identify genes that influence the adaptation of nearly 4500 varieties of Creole maize in Latin America. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 10, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
India awards inclusive brand of innovation
Festival hosted by president ' s office signals recognition of a decentralised innovation powered by the grassroots. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 9, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Networking project launched to empower girls in science
An initiative aims to provide opportunities to help African girls become future champions in drug regulation. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 8, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Rio carnival stars environmental disaster
Samba school Portela revives Brazil ’s worst-ever environmental disaster and wins the carnival parade. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 7, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Malaria parasites make human hosts attract mosquitoes
Malaria parasites make infected people emit odours that attract mosquitoes and spread the disease faster. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 6, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
