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Mother and child recover from malaria in Burundi

Parasites hint at antimalarial resistance in Africa

Laboratory tests have revealed resistance to artemisinin in malaria parasites from Africa but the effect in the field is still unknown.

28 May 2012 | EN

Thailand/Bangkok/University

Thai 'plagiarism' saga takes a new turn

Plagiarism dispute rocks Thailand as high-ranking official faces court charges over allegations of forged documents.

28 May 2012 | EN

Water drops

Innovation 'must consider water, energy and land jointly'

Technological innovation needs to consider the interdependency of water, energy and land resources, says a European report.

25 May 2012 | EN

Radio satellite array

Southern Africa and Australasia to share SKA

South Africa and Australia will both host components of the world's most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array.

25 May 2012 | EN

Eggplant varieties

Philippines await Supreme Court decision on GM eggplant tests

Philippine Supreme Court to judge on 'cease and desist' request from opponents of field testing of GM eggplant variety.

25 May 2012 | EN

Chilean court of justice blocks dam in Patagonia

The Chilean Supreme Court has ruled that is illegal to approve a hydroelectric plant without first conducting environmental studies.

Source: ScienceInsider

25 May 2012 | ES

A globe with internet cables

Egypt activates high speed data link for researchers

High speed Internet has been introduced in Egyptian universities, but many researchers are still unaware of how to best make use of it.

24 May 2012 | EN

Algae grown in a laboratory

Malaria vaccine candidate 'could be grown at home'

A novel malaria vaccine candidate could be grown at home, by cultivating algae in the backyard, say researchers.

24 May 2012 | EN

A river in Iraq

Scientists search for solutions to Iraq's salty farmland

Iraq faces a growing problem from high salt levels in its agricultural land. Now an international team is tackling the problem.

23 May 2012 | EN

A rainforest in Brazil

Brazilians top biodiversity and Rio+20 awareness poll

Brazil heads a list of eight countries polled for awareness and understanding of biodiversity and Rio+20.

23 May 2012 | EN | ES

SengaHorn

Students develop software to monitor unborn babies

A group of Ugandan students have hooked up a smartphone to a traditional listening horn to monitor babies in the womb.

23 May 2012 | EN

Pakistan’s renewable energy awaits tapping

Pakistan is unable to tap its renewable energy wealth for poor policies.

23 May 2012 | EN

Maize leaves

Leaf 'stamp' could detect crop diseases

A technique that stamps biosensors directly onto the leaves of plants could be used as an early-warning system for crop diseases.

22 May 2012 | EN

Tunisian flag

Tunisia deal with India opens developing country links

Tunisia has launched a mission to work with developing countries by agreeing to cooperate with India in biotechnology and medicine.

21 May 2012 | EN

Deforestación en Brasil

Brazilians ‘more concerned’ about environment

More than 90 per cent of Brazilians worry about the environment – but less than a fifth have changed consumption patterns, says a study.

21 May 2012 | ES

Sugarcane

Biofuels goals 'may lead to food shortages'

A study finds that some developing countries may face significant food security impacts by 2020 if their ambitious biofuels targets are met.

21 May 2012 | EN

African scientist studying bean disease

Splits remain over draft Rio+20 conclusions

The latest version of the Rio+20 draft outcome document will be published next week, amidst continued disagreements on many issues.

18 May 2012 | EN

Beetles

Cocoa and palm oil crop failures linked to pesticides

The decline of cocoa and palm oil production can be linked to pesticides that kill pollinators, researchers say.

18 May 2012 | EN

Cañasde azúcar

Anti-fungal property discovered in sugarcane

Brazilian scientists have identified a gene that enables sugarcane to defend itself from a fungal disease that reduces the crop’s productivity.

Source: Agencia FAPESP

18 May 2012 | ES

Global body seeks unified approach to assessing science

A Global Research Council, announced this week, has agreed on six principles for reviewing research grant applications.

Source: Nature News Blog

17 May 2012 | EN | ES