Science and Development Network

A report by the UN Development Program points to a shift in the types of jobs that are now outsourced and offshored towards ones with higher skills, particularly in information and communications technology.

This gamma-radiated seaweed extract can increase rice production by about a third and guard against major pests.

A toxic chemical in the fruit of the Asian lychee tree is responsible for outbreaks of a fatal brain sickness in children in India.

Researchers have identified plant-based compounds that could possibly be used to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Contaminated food kills an estimated 420,000 people each year, with Africa and Asia being the worst hit.

Rattan, a plant found throughout Southeast Asia, could be a new source of biocompatible bone implants, researchers say.

The haze caused by forest fires in Indonesia has highlighted the vital role that forests play as a carbon sink.

Malaysia is the only country not to have supplied maps of its palm oil plantations, information which could help pin point sources of forest fires.

Due to the difficulty of finding a suitable animal model to study the disease, researchers do not expect a working MERS vaccine within the next few years.