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African countries need to be more deliberate in developing space capabilities.
The enigmatic envelope protein seems to hold the key to understanding why some human coronaviruses cause more severe disease than others.
Various innovations after the past century have improved the world for many - but there’s still much more for universities to do.
Plants have evolved several ways to deal with heavy metals that might otherwise poison or kill them.
The research reviewed the available evidence on microalgae as food supplements, livestock feeds, biofertilisers, biostimulants and biochar feedstocks.
The African continent is a rich repository for dinosaur fossils, including teeth and track marks.
A project to transcribe Dutch colonial records of the weather in Cape Town can benefit modelling of future climate scenarios and assist in forecasting weather now.
Honey bees have what it takes to pollinate blueberries, boosting the quality and quantity of the popular fruit.
Poor cybersecurity awareness and training of users is one reason for the high incidence of successful cyber-attacks in South Africa.
Foot-and-mouth disease rarely kills animals, but it leads to production losses and economic knocks.
A comparison of star-forming galaxies suggests, surprisingly, that dark matter and visible matter do interact – taking us closer to understanding what keeps the galaxies together.
The development of an immersive mobile phone application for university anatomy students offers insights into the future of online learning.
As antibiotics lose their power to treat some forms of TB, interest in the antibacterial powers of curdlan is rising.
It’s important to look at the whole value chain in the plastics economy, starting with design of products that can be reused and recycled.
The fossilised seal traces date back about 75,000 years.
Algorithms can help determine what farm inputs and policies can boost food production.
Drivers claim that algorithms are skewed against them on ride-hailing platforms.
Fossil footprints are a treasure chest of information.
Studying bee sperm is difficult because of the way it coils, but fluorescent light illuminates the head of the sperm. Sperm quality may indicate stress levels in the bee colony.
A ‘learning journey’ research process exposed a broad group of participants to local realities of the food system and childcare in a small town.
The Vaal River, which serves more than 11 million people, is considerably polluted with microplastics.
Warm-bloodedness is the key to what makes mammals what they are today. That’s why working out when it emerged in mammal ancestors matters.
Cowpea is an important crop in Ghana. What will a genetically modified version mean for the country’s farmers?
Blogs can be useful sources of data for the urban planning research community if the researchers know how to assess them critically.