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- 4 Aug 2008
Tan, Malaysian journalist, Wins 'IDRC–SciDev.Net Science Award'
SciDev.Net has announced Shiow Chin Tan, a Malaysian journalist, the recipient of the second 'IDRC–SciDev.Net Science Journalism Award'. Worth US$58,500, the award consists of a six-month…
- 17 Apr 2013
Low-Cost Wireless Tech can Help African Development
Strengthening information and communications technology (ICT) in Africa can help to tackle health, social, environmental and development challenges Andrea Rinaldi reported in scidev.net that low-cost…
- 2 Aug 2013
Hotter Weather Fuels Riots, Violence
Changes in climate, such as increased drought and above-average annual temperatures, have caused a rise in human violence across the world, according to a study published in Science . Hotter…
- 22 Sept 2008
African Parliamentary Staff Learn Science Communication Skills
Representatives of parliaments from 13 countries across Africa will attend a workshop in Kampala, Uganda this week to develop the skills needed to inform Parliamentarians about the scientific aspects…
- 27 May 2013
Twitter Offers Fast, Cheap Earthquake Alerts
Twitter could provide a quick and affordable way of detecting earthquakes and warning people of coming disaster, according to a study. Japanese scientists have developed an earthquake-reporting…
- 6 Jun 2013
Major study Sets Global Priorities for Child Diarrhoea
A major multinational study is calling for more research on the pathogens that cause diarrhoea, and better use of existing tools, to help control one of the leading killers of young children in the…
- 15 Mar 2013
New Tablet Purifies Water for Up to 6 Months
Researchers have developed a water purification tablet comprised of nanoparticles that can be used by developing world communities with no access to clean water. The tablet, MadiDrop, invented by…
- 15 Apr 2013
Cellphone Microscopes Revolutionise Healthcare
Tiny microscopes that can be fitted onto any mobile phone with a camera and used to diagnose illnesses in remote areas may have the potential to revolutionise healthcare in developing world. Just…
- 6 May 2013
Vacant TV Spectrum Targeted for Affordable Rural Wi-Fi
Parts of the wireless spectrum that have been abandoned or left unused by television (TV) broadcasters as they increasingly move to digital transmission may provide a faster and cheaper way to beam…
- 13 Jun 2013
Chinese 'Container Hospitals' Move into Africa
Africa's first 'container hospital', developed by Chinese scientists, could be ready for use by the end of the month (June), following two years of development. It will be located in either Cameroon…
- 1 Apr 2013
Scientists Moot Satellite-based Earthquake Detection from Space
We may one day be able to detect earthquakes in remote areas of the Earth from space, say scientists who used a satellite to pick up low-frequency sounds from the earthquake that hit Tohoku, Japan,…
- 10 Jul 2012
Shame of a Nation: S & T Ministry’s Website Redundant
The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology’s website has not been updated in 10 months meaning that either the ministry has been idle or lack the expertise to upload its activities in nearly one…
- 12 Apr 2013
mHealth to Save 147,000 Nigerians
Mobile health (mHealth) applications such as text messages could save 147,000 Nigerians lost each year to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria and pregnancy-related conditions, according to new…
- 14 Apr 2013
Dearth of Data Impedes Fight against Desertification
Inaccurate mapping can lead policymakers to underestimate land degradation, a conference has heard. According to the conference, the lack of location-specific scientific data on the degradation of…
- 23 Jan 2013
GM Mosquito Slashes Dengue Vectors
The release of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes could help reduce the numbers of dengue-transmitting wild mosquitoes, although it is unlikely to eliminate them entirely, according to a study.…