Although spending on science has risen worldwide, greater investment is needed in the face of growing crises, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recommended in a new
The founding president of African Academy of Science, <font class='UCASE'><font color=red><b>Thomas R Odhiambo</b></font></font> , has been working to evolve a framework necessary for stimulating technological development and environmental protection i
THOUGH Sweden has been named by the UN as the world leader in gender equality, women scientists of the country have to be several times more productive than their male counterparts in order to get
SCIENTISTS are not saints. Neither are they modest, nor do they believe in the con cept of loving one's fellow-folk. That, unfortunately, is the impression that one is likely to get after
to say that science and technology is progressing at lightning speed is an understatement. What, however, needs to be questioned is whether it is moving in the right direction or not. Since reports
Are you wondering if science could lead you to the right career or is it something that is boring you to death? Well, you might even be of the opinion that science is all about being an engineer,
science has taken a knocking. Thrifty funds and a messy peer review structure, among others, have served to forecast a gloomy future for science in the coming millennium, according to a group of
Researchers have long puzzled over how nitric oxide (NO) plays a vital role in a range of biologoical processes, from dilation of blood vessels to immune defence, learning, memory and even
science has provided us with many an insight into the nature of things. Empirical facts like the explosion of the universe into being 15 billion years ago, the formation of the Earth 4.5 billion
Africa apparently has become the new-found interest for Japs, who are quietly targeting their overseas development assistance (ODA) towards helping African nations create a strong base for science
science and policy-oriented research has in recent decades had to address knowledge systems hitherto considered marginal to the mainstream discourse on science. Among the new themes that have
