Research is yielding strategies for making plastics greener and more sustainable. But without support as they scale up, new versions will struggle to compete with well-established synthetic plastics.
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Women in the DRC are much more than victims of violence and coming together to effect change.
African-Americans are severely underrepresented in genetics and neuroscience research. That could leave the treatments of the future out of their reach.
For online gamblers, there are many attractions to offshore sights, so governments must focus on arming consumers with better knowledge about its risk.
Data and statistical analysis were used to find an association - if any - between extreme weather conditions and crime in South Africa’s capital.
Two decades after terrorists bombed the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, Kenya has implemented a slew of measures to counter terrorism.
Images taken out of a research context and shared with the public offer a way to connect scientists with the broader world – and vice versa. These photos are stunning examples.
Togo illustrates the difficulty of moving away from personalised politics.
Researchers pay scant attention to women principals’ identities as leaders in relation to race, culture, ethnicity, religion, class, and sexuality.
American policymakers and lawmakers are floating unilateral sanctions against Russia, Iran and even Turkey in an effort to change behavior. But research shows sanctions only work in narrow circumstances.
Turkana women weren’t properly represented in decisions made between the oil company and community.
The tobacco industry in Indonesia can still advertise cigarettes on television, radio and billboards. Now it’s using popular social media channels too.
The Cecil movement didn’t lead to any deep-seated changes as trophy hunting persists in many parts of Africa.
Zimbabweans face a complicated array of choices at the polls.
South Africa needs to improve efforts to increase student numbers at technical colleges.
Mandela did not make the decision to jettison Taiwan and recognise China. He adhered to a decision by the governing ANC.
About 15 million Nigerian children work - the highest rate in West Africa.
There seems to be very limited high-level discourse about how South Africa plans to navigate this wave of technological advancement.
Scientists have never been more needed to challenge division, misinformation and harassment online.
The devastating impact of mine closures could be avoided with economic and scientific interventions.
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