Wildlife poaching is on the rise in Africa, but the illegal activity could get a little tougher with these flying sentinels. Poachers, be warned: Airware’s drones are coming for you (e... Read more
As part of a new effort to see how technology can impact real-world problems, Google has given five nonprofits their Glass devices to see how they can amplify the work they are already doing... Read more
New basket traps designed by WCS and Kenyan Marine and Fisheries Research Institute allow juvenile and non-target fish species to escape while increasing incomes Scientists from the Wildlife... Read more
It is thought that four out of every five cases can be prevented or cured Cataracts cloud Mirriam Waithara’s world and leave her almost blind. She lives in a poor and remote part of Ke... Read more
Knowledge of soil properties such as organic carbon content, clay content and pH is vital for agriculture and climate change analysis in Africa. ISRIC has launched a new type of freely acces... Read more
What if there were only a couple dozen police officers to patrol all of Manhattan? Now imagine that the borough protected something far more valuable than gold, something that heavily armed... Read more
Mobile money would transform even more lives in poor countries if regulators got out of the way IN 2007 Safaricom, the biggest mobile operator in Kenya, launched M-PESA, a service that allow... Read more
Rich countries prospered without worrying much about the environment. Poor and middle-income countries do not have that luxury ON THE southern shore of Lake Naivasha, Kenya’s lush Rift Valle... Read more