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Eva Amsen Some researchers say that ignoring non-English papers could have disastrous consequences for conservation Last year Eliza Grames had an unusual request for librarians at the University of Connecticut, where she was pursuing a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology. Grames, now a postdoc

Aid , Data & Reports , Economy , Education , Governance , Monitoring , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 04/30/2022

A new way of measuring rural poverty yields unexpected results in Malawi

This so-called Rural Multidimensional Poverty Index (R-MPI) was built on the widely accepted notion that household income alone does not fully capture a person’s wellbeing. Various indicators, such as food security, living standards, education and health are just as important to human developm

Aid , Data & Reports , Education , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 08/18/2021

International development research impact: 10 key insights

Avni Kumar, Danielle Logue, Diana Gonzalez Botero, George Goddard, Juliet Willetts, Keren Winterford, Mel Dunn, Michele Rumsey Now more than ever, decision-making needs to be informed by evidence. The current global pandemic highlights the need for politicians and bureaucrats to ‘listen to

Climate , Data & Reports , Disasters , Education , Health , Monitoring , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 06/16/2021

Claudia Caruana Using empirical data gathered from 732 locations, researchers estimated the mortality burdens associated with additional heat exposure resulting from human-induced warming from 1991 to 2018. An international team of researchers has quantified how heat-related deaths are attributabl

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Featured , Forests , Monitoring , Resources , Science & Technology , Soil , Sustainable Development , Water / 11/18/2020

‘CSI Amazon’: Epic study looks at what’s killing the rain-forest’s trees

Liz Kimbrough A newly published study in the journal Nature Communications provides insight into the patterns driving tree death in the Amazon and may help scientists explain why and how the forest is changing. A newly published study provides insight into why trees die in the Amazon, and why the

Environment , Health , Interviews , Sustainable Development , Waste , Water / 08/22/2019

WHO calls for a crackdown on plastic pollution

The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls for a further assessment of microplastics in the environment and their potential impacts on human health, following the release of an analysis of current research related to microplastics in drinking-water. The Organization also calls for a reduction i

Cities , Climate , Environment , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 03/08/2018

World scientists, local leaders map research agenda for cities and climate change

The Cities IPCC Cities and Climate Change Science Conference, hosted by the City of Edmonton, culminated with the establishment of a global blueprint to better understand climate change, its impacts on cities, and the critical role localities play in solving this challenge. Over the course of three

Opinions , Science & Technology / 04/17/2017

Science is a social process: facilitating community interactions across the research lifecycle

Sierra Williams Modern day research practice is incredibly collaborative, increasingly interdisciplinary and a very social process. PeerJ’s Community Manager Sierra Williams underlines the importance of recognising publication as one aspect of a much wider social process. By way of introduction t

Biodiversity , Data & Reports , Featured / 02/05/2017

Language a barrier to flow of scientific knowledge

Amin Equiano Language is still a major barrier to the transfer of scientific knowledge even though English is increasingly used as the global language of science, a study has found. The research, published in the journal PLOS Biology, highlights a practical problem that scientists in many parts of t

Business , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 04/20/2016

What lies behind Africa’s lack of access and unreliable power supplies

Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan research network, recently released a report highlighting Africa’s electricity challenges. Power shortages can hamper socioeconomic development, but they also have implications for health and education. The Conversation Africa’s energy and environment e

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