Spiky Australian grass the key to making better condoms, say researchers
Fibres from spinifex are being used to make condoms more reliable and as thin as a human hair, according to University of Queensland research
Scheme offering shopping vouchers to mothers who breastfeed to be extended
The UK has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world but pilot scheme suggests offering vouchers can help takeup
Traditional healing: modern medicine’s friend or foe?
Despite skeptism, WHO has legitimised acupuncture and ayurveda. Is it time public health woke up to their potential? Asks Carlin Carr
Studying for a humanities PhD can make you feel cut off from humanity
We need to talk about how to prevent solitude from slipping into isolation, says Michael Perfect, who offers his five top tips
Innovations for disease control
To mark World Health Day, we asked our community to send in innovations
they had seen that aim to tackle vector-borne diseases. Here are our
favourites
What makes people happy and why it matters for development
On the UN Day of Happiness, should happiness economics, wellbeing and quality of life become key determinants of policy?
Top 10 tweeters on sexuality and development
Many on our list are activists on the issue of gay rights, while others look but we are also interested in the tweeters discussing the wider spectrum of sexuality.
Live Q&A: rethinking sexuality and development
Has the development community failed to afford sexuality the prominence that it deserves? Join the debate, Thursday 6 February at 1pm GMT
Why academics need to get moving
The brain is part of the body so why do universities operate largely from the neck up? Let's move on, says MC Schraefel
Under the sun beards offer little protection
Facial hair can say a lot about a man but the chins of the bearded and moustached are not safe from harmful ultraviolet rays, according to studies from Australia