Pollen can become preserved in sediment deposits over thousands, or even millions, of years.
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Trackway findings support the notion of southern Africa being one region where human cognitive and practical ability developed a very long time ago.
South Africa’s white shark population is not in decline but migrating to survive.
Better monitoring of groundwater is important for sustainable management.
Some footprints last thousands or even millions of years, preserved in sand that turned to rock.
The word shows that language isn’t static, it evolves to reflect developments in a society.
Ammoglyphs – ancient ‘sand art’ – are a relatively new find.
Social enterprises need to be proactive in improving their internal processes and structures. They also need to share essential information.
To what extent should the costs of protecting globally valued rhinos be carried by their local custodians?
This was an area in which early anatomically modern humans survived, evolved and thrived, before spreading out of Africa to other continents.
Aquifers are highly prevalent across Africa – but they’re not always going to be usable.
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.
Studying fossil dung offers another avenue for scientists trying to recreate ancient landscapes.
By adapting and applying existing policies, South Africa can protect and restore its critical ‘blue carbon’ sinks.
Mangroves support a significant amount of biodiversity and their soils can capture a great deal of carbon.
Track marks are a way to fill in the blanks that sometimes exist in the body fossil record.
Without intervention, the rock may have been destroyed by high tides and storm surges.
The fossilised seal traces date back about 75,000 years.
Avoiding trite moralisations, Professor Southall uses empirical research to shed light on white South Africans’ adjustment to democracy.
While crocodiles are not native to Canada, fossil traces have been found in northern British Columbia that indicate that during the Cretaceous Period, giant crocodiles roamed.
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Senior lecturer in Languages and Literature, Nelson Mandela University
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Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University
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Associate Professor, Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy (CANRAD), Nelson Mandela University
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Freelance conservation ecologist, Nelson Mandela University
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Senior lecturer, Nelson Mandela University
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Lecturer in Political Science, Nelson Mandela University
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Adjunct Professor in the Department of Criminal and Procedural Law, Nelson Mandela University
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Directeur de recherche CNRS / IRL REHABS, écologie des savanes tropicales, Nelson Mandela University
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Postdoctoral Researcher (DST-NRF Innovation Fellow) DST-NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems Ocean Sciences Campus, Nelson Mandela University
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Director and research fellow, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University, Nelson Mandela University
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Senior Research Fellow, Nelson Mandela University
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Adjunct Professor of Marine Biology, Nelson Mandela University
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Chair IUCN rhino specialist group and Research Associate, Nelson Mandela University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy (CANRAD), Nelson Mandela University
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Associate professor of logistics, Nelson Mandela University
