Climate Change COP 23 to cope with US cop out COP 23 in Bonn will focus on low-lying, vulnerable island nations and on implementing the Paris Agreement. Health ‘Monkey malaria’ confirmed in Brazil Health Tackling cancer on the cheap Media Better science coverage in Africa Science journalists on the continent can benefit from new mentoring project to cover scientific research. Farming Genetic clues to beat cassava disease Livestock Eat less meat to cut drug resistance Mathematics 5,000 years of science history Indian science exhibition aims to redress Eurocentric bias. Pollution Does burning forests cause lung damage? SDGs Lagging on health SDGs Multimedia: 19/10/17 Mini-car made in Egypt competes with the tuk-tuk A local alternative to the auto-rickshaw, built by an inventor from Giza, is being deployed to Egyptian streets. Innovation Transport Analysis blog: 18/10/17 COP 23 hopes to move Paris Accord forward New COP presidency set to prioritise the interests of small-island nations as talks turn to implementation Climate change Environment Governance Funding Influencing News: 17/10/17 Millions live and die in pain due to morphine stigma Millions needlessly live and die in pain because of misinformation and stigma around palliatives, says new study. Medicine Health Systems Policy Funding News: 16/10/17 Human malaria spread from monkeys found in Brazil Region with high-density forest in Rio de Janeiro is the second part of the world to confirm this type of transmission. Malaria Disease Health 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. Leave no child behind: Moving the agenda forward Progress has been made protecting children around the world, but how can we continue this trend, as well as assess children under the radar? How to advance your career in science How do you get on the right path in your scientific career? Here we’ve distilled advice and tips from researchers. Bhutan’s quest for alternative energy Shrinking glaciers and a changing economy are forcing the Bhutanese to question their dependence on hydropower. Mapping trachoma to eliminate blindness Explore how a huge project targeting this infectious eye condition has set the standard for surveying disease.
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News: 12/10/17 Is cancer control in poor countries too high-tech? Simple tools can improve survival but expensive machines and chemotherapy still get ‘pushed’, scientists warn. News: 11/10/17 Eat less meat to cut drug resistance, says study Strategy to tackle risks from antibiotic overuse may not work in countries like Indonesia where intake is already low. Livestock Farming Agriculture Environment Health News: 11/10/17 Lung damage from agricultural fires probed The range of particles released from burning biomass and damage they cause are not yet fully explored, study suggests. Health Forestry Pollution Agriculture Biodiversity Multimedia: 06/10/17 Potatoes, allies on Earth and on Mars Simulation experiment shows potatoes can survive in the extreme climatic conditions found on Mars. Agriculture Biodiversity Climate change Conservation Environment News: 05/10/17 Africa and Asia lead in proportion of blind adults A study shows that Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia have more blind people than other regions, and need to act. Disease Health Enterprise R&D Technology News: 04/10/17 5,000 years of Indian science history on display The exhibition aims to redress the Eurocentric bias of science history. Communication Education Load more
