Mike Shanahan
latest news & developmentsUniversities ‘can help offset brain drain from Africa’
British universities could help minimise the "brain drain" of skilled workers from poorer countries in Africa, says a new report commissioned by United Kingdom academics. The…
A fast way to measure humanity’s destructiveness
Using seven countries in Southern Africa, local scientists have found a new way to assess rapidly how human actions are affecting the natural world, according to the Science and…
Amazing maize does a disappearing act for now
The introduction of genetically modified (GM) maize to Kenyan farmers is to be delayed, according to the <i>Science and Development Network</i>. The GM maize is now scheduled to…
Making the world’s water safer to drink
Adding a naturally occurring mineral to water contaminated by arsenic could be a quick and cheap means of removing the toxic chemical, says the Science and Development Network.…
Global warming might make rice not so nice
Global temperature increases could cause significant reductions in yields of rice — the staple food for more than half of the world’s population — according to just-released…