27 January 2014
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Reading the tea leaves

We know that plants are good for the air—you might even have a few in your office. Now researchers are exploring a whole new aspect—using plant leaves as sensors.

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24 January 2014
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Striving towards evidence-informed policies

The next part of Sarah Hawkes and Kent Buse’s journey takes them to Pakistan, where they grapple with a surreal setting and the quest for evidence.

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22 January 2014
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A knowledge-based Africa

He is the former Prime Minister of Niger and holds a black belt in Taekwondo but for Ibrahim Mayaki the biggest challenge of all is the one ahead of him—transforming Africa. Daily Development asked the CEO of NEPAD, a technical body of the African Union, how he is working to move Africa to a knowledge-based economy.

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21 January 2014
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Test your knowledge

So you think you’re good at geography? An expert on global development? Well try your hand at the Guardian’s online interactive development game and see how well you know your Vanuatu’s from your Tuvalu’s, your politicians from your peacemakers and your GDP from your ODA?

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17 January 2014
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DOUBLE LIFE

What is it like to be gay in Nigeria, where a new law bans marriage between people of the same sex? We got the inside story from a Nigerian gay man, who for now prefers to remain anonymous.

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16 January 2014
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50 years reporting on the dangers of tobacco use

In the United States, since the first Surgeon General's report on smoking and health was presented 50 years ago, smoking prevalence among American adults has been reduced by half. However, consumption of tobacco products is increasing globally.

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