- Seaweed ‘could survive nuclear war, avert famine’ https://www.scidev.net/global/news/seaweed-could-survive-nuclear-war-avert-famine/ 21 comments futurology
- Syrians use missiles to warm up https://www.scidev.net/global/syrians-turn-war-missiles-into-heaters-as-winter-grips/ 7 comments worldnews
- Combination of climate change and overfishing could lead to acute shortages of vital micronutrients from the oceans for 65 nations | Researchers suggest mitigation strategies such as fish farming https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/climate-change-threatens-food-security-of-65-nations/ 16 comments climate
- ‘Population density linked to COVID-19 spread in India’ https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/health/news/population-density-linked-to-covid-19-spread-in-india.html 5 comments india
- COVID-19 threatens Africa’s ability to achieve SDGs https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/coronavirus/news/covid-19-threatens-africa-s-ability-to-achieve-sdgs.html 3 comments science
- Locust horde threaten Pakistan’s prized cotton farms https://www.scidev.net/global/water/feature/locust-horde-threaten-pakistan-s-prized-cotton-farms-1x.html 7 comments pakistan
- India, MENA region face severe water crisis https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/water/news/india-mena-region-face-severe-water-crisis.html 6 comments india
- The number of people killed defending the environment has doubled in the last 15 years, with four people killed each week trying to protect their land and resources. Between 2002 and 2017, 1,558 ‘environmental defenders’ were killed across 50 countries https://www.scidev.net/global/governance/news/worrying-rise-in-deaths-of-environmental-activists.html 3 comments science
- The awful toll of superbugs in India’s hospitals https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/health/feature/the-awful-toll-of-superbugs-in-india-s-hospital-1.html 5 comments india
- India’s river basins drying up from climate change https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/climate-change/news/india-s-river-basins-drying-up-from-climate-change.html 3 comments india
- Indian physicist makes mark in global particle research https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/gender/feature/q-a-indian-physicist-makes-mark-in-global-particle-research.html 27 comments india
- Brain-damaging West Nile Virus detected in blood samples from blood donors in Pakistan https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/disease/news/brain-damaging-west-nile-virus-detected-in-pakistan.html 6 comments worldnews
- Pakistan can meet SDGs by tapping wind, solar energy https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/energy/news/pakistan-can-meet-sdgs-by-tapping-wind-solar-energy.html 5 comments pakistan
- Antibiotics resistance breaks global boundaries https://scidev.net/global/health/opinion/antibiotics-resistance-breaks-global-boundaries.html?_src=homepage%20list 8 comments science
- Empowering Pakistan’s women key to polio eradication https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/health/news/empowering-pakistan-s-women-key-to-polio-eradication.html 4 comments pakistan
- Worries over vaccination apathy, high child mortality in Pakistan https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/health/news/worries-over-vaccination-apathy-high-child-mortality-in-pakistan.html 4 comments pakistan
- India’s groundwater shows uranium contamination https://scidev.net/asia-pacific/water/news/india-s-groundwater-shows-uranium-contamination.html 5 comments india
- Vitamin D3 vital in treating child malnutrition, according to a study conducted involving children in Pakistan https://scidev.net/asia-pacific/children/news/vitamin-d3-vital-in-treating-child-malnutrition.html 7 comments science
- While multidrug resistant (MDR) S. Typhi strains have become common, the study, which was published in 20 February in mBio, reports that this is the first large-scale spread of an XDR clone, with over 300 recorded cases reported in Pakistan’s Sindh province since November 2016. https://scidev.net/asia-pacific/health/news/typhoid-superbug-spreading-in-pakistan.html 3 comments pakistan
- Diphtheria spike in Indonesia linked to an anti-vaccination movement mounted by Islamic orthodoxy https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/health/news/diphtheria-spike-in-indonesia-linked-to-religious-beliefs.html 141 comments worldnews
- Eat less meat to cut drug resistance, says study. Cutting meat consumption is one of three strategies that an international team of scientists recommends to tackle the rising problem of antibiotic resistance stemming from abundant use in animal farming. http://www.scidev.net/global/livestock/news/eat-less-meat-to-cut-drug-resistance-says-study.html 42 comments science
- Nanotech bandage can heal wounds in a matter of days http://www.scidev.net/global/health/news/nanotech-bandage-heals-wounds.html 24 comments technology
- Scientists attempting to store solar power in sand http://m.scidev.net/global/energy/news/abu-dhabi-sand-solar-power.html 3 comments science
- World's poor face largest ongoing health bills http://www.scidev.net/global/funding/news/poorest-face-large-ongoing-health-bills.html 7 comments worldnews
- World bicycle ownership going downhill :( http://www.scidev.net/global/transport/news/world-bicycle-ownership-data-motor-vehicles.html 3 comments bicycling
- Fortified rice raises risk of hookworm infections http://www.scidev.net/global/health/news/fortified-rice-risk-hookworm-infections.html 9 comments science
- Farming insects on a large scale is no more of a biological or chemical hazard than other livestock farming, says a report by the European Food Safety Authority http://www.scidev.net/global/farming/news/insect-farming-judged-rearing-livestock.html 28 comments science
- Egyptian method filters seawater in minutes: Researchers in Egypt have unveiled a cost-effective desalination technology based on membranes containing cheap locally produced cellulose acetate powder, which can filter highly salty water in minutes http://www.scidev.net/global/water/news/egyptian-filters-seawater-environment.html 248 comments technology
- Researchers at Alexandria University in Egypt have unveiled a cost-effective desalination technology which can filter highly salty water in minutes. http://www.scidev.net/global/water/news/egyptian-filters-seawater-environment.html 94 comments worldnews
- Saudi Arabia, one the loudest voices against climate change action, blocks drive to tighten global warming cap. http://m.scidev.net/global/climate-change/news/saudi-arabia-global-warming-cap.html 79 comments worldnews
- Climate change could reduce the population of malaria-transmitting mosquitoes in Africa by half in 2050 http://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/malaria/news/climate-change-cut-malaria.html 11 comments science
- Scientists have linked human-induced climate change to a disastrous flooding. Climate model shows that human activity raised the odds of the flood occurring. http://scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/disasters/news/human-induced-climate-change.html 7 comments science
- Genetically modified maize NOT harmful to the environment, according to a two-year study http://scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/gm/news/gm-maize-not-harmful-to-environment-study-suggests.html 12 comments science
- Gravity-powered lamp to enter field tests: A light that harnesses energy from gravity will soon be shipped for testing in developing countries. http://www.scidev.net/global/technology/news/gravity-powered-lamp-to-enter-field-tests.html 27 comments technology
- Scientists isolate bacteria which can halt desertification, allowing crops to grow in arid regions of Africa http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/news/desert-bacteria-could-help-boost-crop-yields.html 32 comments science
- Sail-inspired turbine promises cheaper wind energy http://www.scidev.net/en/middle-east-and-north-africa/news/sail-inspired-turbine-promises-cheaper-wind-energy.html#.ukmy6sbfpiu.reddit 3 comments technology
- Study finds that planting leguminous trees on maize farms boosts yields by 50 percent http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/news/intercropping-boosts-maize-yields-by-50-per-cent-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_news&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter 227 comments science
- SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN.... to stop it getting out. http://www.scidev.net/en/health/antibiotic-resistance/news/drugresistant-plague-a-major-threat-say-scient.html 4 comments reddit.com
- China surges, India lags in R&D spending http://www.scidev.net/en/south-asia/news/china-surges-india-lags-in-r-d-spending.html?sms_ss=reddit&at_xt=4cb41d5b1824ac6f,0 6 comments india
- Arab nations spend an average of just 0.2 percent of GDP on science, while the global average hovers around 1.7 percent. As a result, the Arab world produces less than 40 patent registrations per year. http://scidev.net/en/news/arab-world-long-way-from-knowledge-society-1.html 9 comments science