It has been revealed that after 20 years of trials, scientists are on the threshold of discovering a malaria vaccine.
Digital mapping has been used in the West to ascertain soil variation and help determine why some crops perform better than others in particular regions. In Africa, digital concepts have been largely missing in agricultural planning, but now African scientists are working with their western counterparts to bring the benefits of digital mapping to the continent. Dr. Peter Okoth is the project ...
A new study has just reinforced the fact that Mount Kilimanjaro icecap could be gone in less than two decades from now.
An Indian professor, a Vietnamese professor, a Tunisian expert in water management and the organization responsible for Spain's national park system are the winners of three awards announced today by the head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting science.
Following President Barack Obama's commitment to nuclear disarmament, the World Forum of Civil Society Networks-UBUNTU has declared support for the US government, saying it is quite different from previous US government.
In order to seize emerging opportunities in the potato market across the globe, the Potato farmers Association of Nigeria (POFAN) said it is now ready to harness the abundant resources through partnership with Israel in the area of biotechnology.
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology, Hon. Abiodun Akinlade, has said the country may not rank among the top developed nations in the world if adequate attention was not paid to science and technology.
The Director-General, National Space Research and Development Agency, Dr. Seidu Mohammed has been elected to the board of the International Academy of Astronautics. He was recently inducted along other distinguished scientists drawn from different parts of the world at the Academy day of Honour in Daejon, South Korea.
The second National HIV/AIDS/STI/ORID Research Conference (NHASORC) was launched yesterday with a call to the public to be involved in the ongoing HIV/AIDS research.
According to NATO's website a Tunisian research project initiated by researchers at the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologies (INSAT) on "Advanced Pathogen Detection for Human Protection" was one of the projects approved by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Science for Peace and Security Programme.
Every year, Robert Assalé, a farmer at Tangamourou in the Bondoukou region in east-central Côte d'Ivore, produces an impressive amount of yams. He harvested 30 tonnes in 2007, 42 tonnes in 2008 and has almost surpassed 50 tonnes this year.
For the first time in its five-year history, The Future Awards, called Nigeria's biggest youth event, has introduced a Best Use of Science Category in addition to its Best Use of Technology category that has over the years produced technology innovators, advocates and entrepreneurs like United Nations IT Ambassador 'Gbenga Sesan.
The recent rejection of a permit application for the general release in South Africa of a potato that has been genetically altered has received a standing ovation from the African Centre of Biodiversity (ACB).
The debate around genetically modified (GM) crops in South Africa has flared up once again after the rejection of a permit application for the general release of the SpuntaG2, a potato that is resistant to the Potato Tuber Moth (PTM). While the developers argue that this potato is a blessing to small-scale farmers, who suffer the most from the pest, other organizations reject these claims.
'Wallpapering' huts with sheeting made from insecticide-treated plastic could be a new tool for malaria control, research in Benin shows.
