Food security demands diversity
The challenge calls for divergent solutions — small-scale, tech-based initiatives as much as long-term research.
View ArticleSciDev.Net’s GM debate: A postscript
GM is still contentious two decades on, and our live debate shows a need to dig deeper into people’s responses.
View ArticleASEAN’s economic integration: how science can help
As South-East Asia gears up to form a tighter economic community, states have much to gain from scientific input.
View ArticleThe case for keeping viral hepatitis in the SDGs
This disease was passed over by the MDGs. Now the world is fully aware of its impact, it can no longer be ignored.
View ArticleEbola exposes weak links in outbreak response
People in a crisis need a system that can receive knowledge from the ground as well as give science-based guidance.
View Article‘Girls’ in the lab and the point of science engagement
The uproar over Nobel laureate Tim Hunt’s remarks shows why gender awareness in science journalism matters.
View ArticleHealth innovations need much more than research
The challenges of developing and scaling up health innovations go beyond research. They need careful consideration.
View ArticleWhat will it take to meet global housing needs?
Disaster zones and cities fuel the crisis. They are also hotbeds for knowledge and innovations to break through it.
View ArticleTop Asia-Pacific science stories in 2015
Global warming effects on people’s lives kept the region antsy through 2015, but disquiet spawns innovative ideas.
View ArticleThe wrong approach to research impact
Development agencies’ growing focus on impact misses opportunities to truly benefit users and learn what works.
View ArticlePalm oil shows need for socially aware research
The knowledge needed to avoid deforestation for plantations should be broader and linked to indigenous people.
View ArticleCan tech tip the balance towards peace?
Programmes to counter conflict are enlisting digital tools. There are successes, and questions over lasting impact.
View ArticleFacebook can’t be trusted with our news
Facebook makes little distinction between fact and fiction, and that is undermining trust in news.
View ArticleSciDev.Net joins The Trust Project
The global initiative helps readers discern properly reported articles from fake news
View ArticleA cloud of questions hangs over the promise of tech
The wider impacts of technological solutions need careful scrutiny.
View ArticleA matrix against snakebites
Antivenom research can succeed if countries pool resources, talent and knowledge in a global matrix.
View ArticleAI needs regulation and connectivity to tackle poverty
AI’s potential to alleviate poverty is practically endless, writes Ruth Douglas. But only with better connectivity, regulation and research.
View ArticlePublic health issues plagued Asia Pacific through 2019
Public health issues, infectious or otherwise, and ranging from vaccination to pollution dominated 2019.
View ArticleSocial media COVID-19 crackdowns are censoring the press
Small publishers are collateral damage in the fight between social media and fake news.
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