Science and Development Network

What is the International Council for Science and what is its mission? Mike Ives speaks to outgoing executive director Steve Wilson to find out more.

Wet silk could be used to conduct electricity, although scientists say that any absorbent material would have the same effect.

Drug-resistant malaria parasites, requiring a longer duration of treatment, have emerged in Southeast Asia.

The effectiveness of donor-driven solar projects is reduced by aid fragmentation and poor communication, study says.

As South-East Asia gears up to form a tighter economic community, states have much to gain from scientific input, says Joel D. Adriano.

Saleh Al-Shair asks if science should be taught in native languages or in the global language of scientific research.

Scientists have developed a genetic barcode that could be used to help track the emergence of drug-resistant malaria strains.

Only 22 scientists from South-East Asia were named among the 3,000 Most Influential Scientific Minds, almost two-thirds hailing from Singapore.

The OECD has ranked Indonesia's education system as the second most innovative, ahead of South Korea, Singapore and Japan.