As Bill Gates promises US$200 billion for Africa, experts say lasting impact depends on supporting local innovation.

National polio laboratories will help Africa in its final push towards eradicating the disease, writes Chikwe Ihekweazu, outgoing acting director for WHO Africa. [LAGOS, SciDev.Net] As my term as ...

[ADDIS ABABA, SciDevNet] For years, Fentie Wabi worked as a fisherman on Ethiopia’s Lake Tana, until an aggressive green invader changed everything. Water hyacinth, a fast-spreading aquatic weed, ...

[SYDNEY, SciDev.Net] Mechanical engineers in the US have decided to make their exoskeleton design open source, ensuring the assistive technology for people with severe physical disabilities is free to ...

”صُمم ’جواهر‘ لمواجهة الجفاف المبكر الذي يعانيه المغرب منذ سنوات“، كما يقول فيليبو باسي، من كبار علماء الوراثة النباتية في ...

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Climate change, conflicts, drug resistance and funding cuts block progress towards ending malaria in the Asia Pacific region by 2030.

[طرابلس، SciDev.Net] ظهرت سوسة النخيل الحمراء مجددًا في شرق ليبيا، إذ انتشرت بسبع مزارع في واحة أوجلة، التي لم تعهدها من قبل ...

Scientists must make their voices heard to shape responses to our ocean crisis, write authors from the International Science Council’s Ocean Expert Group.

Noise from deep sea mining will bring unpredictable ecological consequences to the Pacific Ocean.

Namibia's Daures project uses green hydrogen to produce fertiliser and augment crop yields in desert conditions.

Nshuti Mbabazi, DG de Better Than Cash Alliance, appelle les pays africains à utiliser un Guide récemment publié pour créer leur propre infrastructure publique numérique.