Focus on people to boost Africa's climate resilience, says report
Investments in Africa's infrastructure can make people and communities far more resilient to the threats posed by climate change, a new report says.
Investments in Africa's infrastructure can make people and communities far more resilient to the threats posed by climate change, a new report says.
Environment
Dec 7, 2023
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Shortly after the opening ceremony of the 2023 United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai, delegates of nations around the world rose in a standing ovation to celebrate a long-awaited agreement to launch a loss and damage ...
Environment
Dec 7, 2023
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One of the most enduring, basic questions of life is: How does it happen? For instance, in human development, how do cells self-organize into skin, muscles or bones? How do they form a brain, a finger, a spine?
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 6, 2023
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People with chronic pain are often dependent on drugs from the class of opioids with sometimes considerable side effects. Accordingly, in recent years the search for safer alternatives has been the focus of new drug discovery.
Biochemistry
Dec 6, 2023
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The emissions pathways of most companies in high-emitting sectors are not aligned with the climate targets of the Paris Agreement. To better contribute to national and global sustainability efforts, corporate behavior must ...
Economics & Business
Dec 6, 2023
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COP28 is approaching the end of the first week and the kings, presidents and prime ministers have flown off. Now, hundreds of seasoned climate diplomats must get down to the tough job of negotiating a text that everyone can ...
Environment
Dec 6, 2023
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The field of epigenetics focuses on alterations in gene function that are inherited without changes in the DNA sequence, including histone modifications, post-translational modifications of amino acids, and covalent modifications ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 6, 2023
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The evolution of biorefineries, shifting from sugar-based and biomass feedstocks to third-generation (3G) technologies, marks significant progress toward sustainable development. 3G biorefineries use microbial cell factories ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 5, 2023
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Kenyan photojournalist Mohamed Amin (1943-1996) rose to fame for documenting the 1984 famine in neighboring Ethiopia with powerful images of the tragedy. He also captured the Ethiopian people's suffering during the brutal ...
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2023
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A one-off experience of poverty is enough to impact on a child's development, according to a new study conducted by sociologists in Trinity College Dublin.
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2023
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