Research at risk as UK abandons global aid commitment
Research projects in the global South should brace for funding restrictions as the UK government announced it would slash overseas assistance to £10 billion next year, say academics.
Drones safely check volcano emissions
Specially outfitted drones are helping scientists get close to active volcanoes in a quest to measure and better understand their carbon dioxide emissions.
Level the playing field for science in the global South
Community engagement, open access will strengthen science research in developing countries, writes Nyovani Madise.
Wheat disease common to South America jumps to Africa
“Wheat blast” appeared in fields in Zambia. Fear is that it spreads in other countries.
“Save Mekong’s rich biodiversity for future generations”
Dang Thuy Binh, a scientist who studies river biodiversity in Vietnam tells about her work, and being a woman in science.
Folakemi Odedina: “How I turned brain drain to brain gain”
Folakemi Odedina, the founder and principal investigator at the Prostate Cancer Transatlantic Consortium, tells how she is turning brain drain into “brain gain” for Sub-Saharan Africa.
‘Act now’ to save Brazil’s rivers, avoid water crisis
Water demand will continue to increase as its quality goes lower, espacially because of vegetation losses.
Climate change to alter Africa’s malaria map by 2100
An hydrological model reveals new zones where malaria may develop due to climate change.
Keep focus on emerging infections
Research funding for emerging infectious diseases rarely reaches the countries where such diseases do the most harm.
Burkina Faso reaches a milestone in the conquest of space
The reception of a satellite ground receiving station prefigures the mastery of space techniques for Earth observation.
