Science and Development Network

Drones could be a cost-effective and accurate way of studying glaciers in inaccessible Himalayan mountains, deepening our understanding of the impacts of climate change.

Although Sri Lanka has seen a drastic drop in the number of dengue deaths, infection rates remain high and a cause for concern.

Developed by IDRI and ALM over the last 12 years, the first leprosy vaccine is slated for Phase I clinical trials by 2015.

Both the highest and lowest female to male researcher ratios come from the developing world. However, more data needs to be collected to get a clearer picture, Jan Piotrowski says.

As night temperatures cross the 23 degrees Celsius threshold, scientists call for the development of temperature-resistant rice varieties.

A systematic review of over 9,000 analyses since 1946 found that 30 percent of the antimalarial drugs from Asia, Africa and South America failed quality tests.

Scientists hope that the cheap and sturdy low cost microscopes will enable the diagnosis of diseases such as malaria to be crowdsourced.

The levels of titanium in sediment cores from Lake Towuti indicate that the dry spell in Indonesia 16,000 to 30,000 years ago coincided with the peak of the last ice age.

Experts say that the Asia-Pacific region needs more cross-sector partnerships and funding to tackle viral hepatitis.