Climate takes toll on African skin

Kenya’s outdoor workers bear the impacts of climate change–on their skin.

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2025 in review: resilience tested as aid cuts run deep

[NAIROBI, SciDev.Net] Searing international aid cuts led by the United States marked a tumultuous 2025 for global…

Why crop loss hits women farmers hardest

This article was supported by Global Burden of Crop Loss (GBCL) Women farmers face deeper losses from…

Latin American women drive change in AI algorithms

This article was supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada [BUENOS AIRES, SciDev.Net] “There is…

Toxic beauty: health risks of Latin America’s cosmetics trade

[MEXICO CITY, LIMA, SciDev.Net] Across Latin America’s cities, a lucrative informal trade in cosmetics and personal hygiene…

Why the wait for effective newborn malaria treatment?

[LAGOS, SciDev.Net] Every year around 30 million babies are born in malaria-endemic regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. But…