Using sugarcane bagasse — a fibrous by-product that is left after extracting juice from sugarcane — the young researcher is working on a hydrogel patch to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis, a devastating ...

[NEW DELHI, SciDev.Net] Chinese air quality improvements are likely to have contributed to accelerated global surface temperature warming, according to a research paper, with the Asian landmass ...

[KAMPALA, SciDev.Net] In Uganda’s Kyaka II refugee settlement, once discarded food waste is being put to better use to provide clean cooking fuel for the community — and reduce deforestation.

Countries represented at China’s Belt and Road Journalists Forum say AI-generated fake news is having a destabilising effect.

A simple, affordable diagnostic test that gives results in under an hour could enhance disease surveillance across Africa, researchers say.

A la place de la réhydratation couramment utilisée actuellement, des chercheurs recommandent un traitement par voie ...

Data centres use vast amounts of water for electricity generation and cooling Centres planned in countries affected by water scarcity as AI adoption soars Stronger regulation, monitoring, reporting ...

Scientists in peril around the world share their experiences of the risks they face as academic freedom declines.

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“The risk of a blanket commitment to eliminate all trans-fatty acids is that it unnecessarily discourages the consumption of highly nutritious dairy, meat and other animal-source foods,” the group ...

SciDevNet uncovers the ‘silent killer’ of food and water contamination in West Africa, as statistics show related hospital outpatient cases.

Researchers are mass breeding desert locusts in giant greenhouses. Desert locust farming could address animal feed shortages and provide sustainable protein. Food scientists say mass breeding should ...