Local knowledge systems: how can they help to guide ecological transition and a freer world?
Local knowledge systems, which over millennia have been a pillar of people’s livelihoods in many peripheral communities throughout the world,… Read more »
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Keeping a close eye on MERS-CoV during a global pandemic
SARS-CoV-2 is not the only coronavirus that needs attention now. The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) continues to erupt in… Read more »
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Fruit bats in flight
Already faced with challenges, such as habitat loss, bushmeat hunting, and bad press due to associations with infectious diseases,… Read more »
Ensuring safe drinking water in Rohingya camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
A new study published in Gut Pathogens and supported by UNICEF, reveals high levels of contamination of source water from… Read more »
World Alzheimer’s Month: Let’s talk about dementia to end the stigma
Today, as part of World Alzheimer's Month, Paola Barbarino explains why we all need to talk about dementia, highlighting some key… Read more »
Answering the call for real-time plant disease diagnostics in resource-poor regions
Plant pests and diseases are a real concern for the global agriculture industry and to food security. Early warning systems are… Read more »
Red de Institutos Nacionales de Cancer de Latinoamérica RINC-ALC
Franco Buonaguro, Editor-in-Chief of Infectious Agents and Cancer, on the importance of International Networks in the fight… Read more »
Improving climate information services in the countries that need them most
Today we launch Sustainable Earth, a community-focused, open access journal where researchers, policy makers and citizens can… Read more »
Culture vs. conservation: the murky waters of the marine turtle trade
Conservation of endangered species can often come into conflict with the lives of the indigenous people who live with them. In the… Read more »
Goats in the City
Extensive rearing of goats in close contact with humans in resource-poor areas may lead to the sharing of intestinal parasites… Read more »