Satellites identify mosquito breeding sites
Researchers are using satellite data such as soil moisture patterns to identify likely breeding sites of mosquitoes.
27 November 2009 | EN
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Researchers are using satellite data such as soil moisture patterns to identify likely breeding sites of mosquitoes.
27 November 2009 | EN
Scientists warn that Mexico is not prepared to protect its maize from transgenic varieties, and have called for trials to be blocked.
Source: Nature
27 November 2009 | EN
The Uruguayan government has launched a new TV channel devoted to helping parents, teachers and children make the best use of laptops in the classroom.
27 November 2009 | ES
Despite progress in some areas, the dramatic decline in China's rice varieties exemplifies its general loss of biodiversity.
26 November 2009 | EN
President Obama's nominee for the top job at USAID may use his background to redirect the aid focus onto agriculture.
26 November 2009 | EN
With a lower science budget for 2010, Mexico will be ill-equipped for problems such as flu pandemics and natural disasters, warn scientists.
26 November 2009 | ES
Peruvian entrepreneurs have urged more investment in science innovation and education.
25 November 2009 | ES
A roundup of articles about vaccines for poor countries, the common cold protecting against swine flu, vaccine strength and more.
24 November 2009 | EN
Kenyan forestry specialists, acting on research by scientists, are trying to control a tree said to threaten up to 27 million hectares of land.
24 November 2009 | EN
Bangladesh may have answer to arsenic problem, Nepalese poor to manage forests, Bhutan to open its first technology park, and more.
24 November 2009 | EN
The Uruguayan government has approved the establishment of a National Academy of Sciences, and the first 15 members will be selected by other academies in the region.
24 November 2009 | ES
The sequencing of the cassava genome may speed up the development of more nutritious and virus-resistant varieties of the crop.
23 November 2009 | EN
Action is needed from policymakers to speed up the supply of improved seeds to West African farmers, researchers say.
23 November 2009 | EN
A Brazilian study indicates that waste produced by building construction, such as rubble, can help spread the dengue vector.
23 November 2009 | ES
Just three out of Costa Rica's nine presidential candidates attended a national science and technology council debate on the country's science challenges.
21 November 2009 | ES
Agriculture and how it can adapt to climate change should be given more attention at Copenhagen, a group of scientists has urged.
20 November 2009 | EN
The sequencing of the maize genome should boost efforts to find higher-yielding and climate change-proof varieties.
Millions of children in Mexico are exposed to indoor air pollution and an assessment of health effects is urgently needed, says a study.
19 November 2009 | ES
19 November 2009 | ES
Meeting the G8 emissions targets would mean poor countries compromising their development, Chinese researchers say.
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
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Policymakers must improve water storage to help developing countries adapt to climate change