How climate evolution in Africa preset human’s extreme thirst for water
We trekked through the Bolivian Amazon, drenched in sweat. Draped head to toe in bug repellent gear, we stayed just ahead of the clouds of mosquitoes as we sidestepped roots, vines and giant ants. My local research assistant Dino Nate, my partner Kelly Rosinger and I were following Julio, one...
Identity crisis: What is considered American history is explicitly defined as White
The term identity politics was born in 1977, when a group of Black lesbian feminists called the Combahee River Collective released a statement defining their work as self-liberation from the racism and sexism of “white male rule”: “The major systems of oppression are interlocking. The synthesis of these oppressions creates...
France and Ireland lead way in Tokyo Olympic rugby repechage tournament
France, Hong Kong, Ireland and Samoa remain in contention in the men’s repechage while Argentina, Hong Kong, France, Kazakhstan and Russia are undefeated in the women’s tournament. France set the pace in both the men’s and women’s Olympic Repechage tournament on a pulsating second day of action at Stade Louis...
Scientific research has become a silent war zone as authorship rows take centre-stage
Team science suffers when junior researchers see their career-defining contributions to a paper downplayed. Here’s how to tackle disputes that have the potential to frustrate the best efforts in innovation. “It felt like a slap in the face. It was as though the credit for half of my PhD was...
Venus: Scientists renew interest in Earth’s evil twin to solve planet’s biggest mysteries
After years of waiting, an armada of spacecraft are headed to Venus. US scientists were thrilled earlier this month when NASA approved not one, but two new missions to our closest planetary neighbour. Now, Europe has followed suit and approved its own mission. The explorations raise the prospect that major...
Zoom fatigue: Some people get ‘cyber-sickness’ akin to motion sickness
Technology also offers huge opportunity for broadening the scope and possibilities of education. EdX, one of the largest platforms for massive open online courses (MOOCs), started 2020 with 80 million enrolments. That went up to 100 million by May. Online courses are often based around pre-recorded video lectures with text-based...
Zimbabwe overcome Mexico in World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco
Zimbabwe recorded an impressive 21-0 victory against Mexico as the World Rugby Sevens Repechage got underway at Stade Louis II. Nine men’s teams and 11 women’s teams are in Monaco to compete for the three remaining places at Tokyo 2020 and Zimbabwe got off to a perfect start with three...
African countries begin to win race against Covid with timely testing laboratories
In March 2020, Africa had its back to the wall, helpless in the face of the magnitude of a virus that appeared in Asia and quickly spread to the entire planet. Only two African countries were then able to test for the novel coronavirus: Senegal, with its Pasteur Institute, and...
Fractured dream: From Real America to Free America, Just America then Smart America
In 2014, American character changed. A large and influential generation came of age in the shadow of accumulating failures by the ruling class – especially by business and foreign-policy elites. This new generation had little faith in ideas that previous ones were raised on: All men are created equal. Work...
SA tourism minister sighs with relief after Hyve picks Cape Town for energy parleys
Hyve Group Plc, organisers of Africa Oil Week have signed a three-year deal with the CTICC in Cape Town to reaffirm their long-term commitment to the continent. In response, South Africa’s Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane said, “I am delighted with the news that from 2022, Hyve Group will be hosting...
