In Perspective: Modernising science's social code
A planned update of a 1974 UN document could create a useful template for socially responsible science, says David Dickson.
View ArticleReading tool for the visually impaired launched in India
A desktop device that scans text, displays it magnified on a screen and reads it aloud has been unveiled.
View ArticleSunderbans residents hit by rising salinity
Saline ingress into Bangladesh’s famed Sunderbans is forcing thousands of villagers to buy potable water.
View ArticleFocus on Gender: Put politics back into gender debates
We have lost sight of the political ideals behind the quest to empower women, argues Henrietta Miers.
View ArticleSouth Asian collaboration can end energy poverty
When pursuing recently adopted global goals, South Asian governments must prioritise ending energy poverty, says Nalaka Gunawardene.
View ArticlePakistani medics routinely attacked in public hospitals
Doctors and staff in Pakistan’s public hospitals routinely face violence and abuse, studies say.
View ArticleTaliban kill 15 in attack on polio centre
Taliban in Pakistan kill 15 people in attack on a polio centre, apparently to enforce a ban on vaccinations.
View ArticlePakistan to expand online gender database
An online gender-parity data system, set up for the Punjab province, is due to be replicated across Pakistan.
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