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The pandemic spurred the diagnostics industry to consider aspects like scale, affordability, speed and portability of tests.
The political content in our personal feeds not only represents the world and politics to us. It creates new, sometimes “alternative”, realities.
It hasn’t been clear how common the species was on the Cape south coast because its body fossils are predominantly from southern Africa’s west coast.
Technology will be a key part of solving the global water scarcity crisis.
Here’s what Nigeria’s new president should do to elevate science in the country.
Internet access opens up the world in many ways.
It’s time to get more Ghanaians interested in this fascinating, important aspect of science.
Very little attention has been paid to the justice implications of electricity distribution.
Deciding on the best system isn’t a simple matter. There’s a bewildering array of jargon to sift through and many elements to consider.
Fossils aren’t just pieces of the past that allow scientists to look backwards. They can play a role in modern policy decision-making, too.
Africa has been slow in embracing Open Science.
The medicine container was found in a painted rock shelter. A radio carbon date of the horn container places it at around AD 1461-1630.
Artificial Intelligence comes with a litany of ethical risks and dilemmas. Some are universal, but some are unique to particular countries, like South Africa.
Huge swathes of Africa remain unstudied and their species undocumented.
Simply put, southern Africans are experiencing heat stress more often than in 1979.
Africa’s large mammal heritage has formed a deep cultural legacy for all of humankind.
Studying fossil dung offers another avenue for scientists trying to recreate ancient landscapes.
The Angolan Highlands are hydrologically and ecologically important - and the region’s newly mapped peatlands are valuable “carbon sinks”.
The essential ingredients in achieving the development goals are partnerships combined with smart thinking about how to deploy 21st century technologies.
Solar-powered cold storage technology is of prime significance in efforts to cut post-harvest losses.
The findings suggest that poaching rates are lower where there is strong national governance and levels of local human development are higher.
By adapting and applying existing policies, South Africa can protect and restore its critical ‘blue carbon’ sinks.
Humans are ‘noisy neighbours’ whose behaviour has long lasting ecological and evolutionary effects on other species.
The findings have repercussions today: it is clear that slow-growing animals will be the most vulnerable to extinction amid shifting climates.