3rdtimeluckystudio/Shutterstock When people think about artificial intelligence (AI), they may have visions of the future. But AI is already here. At its base, it is […]
Niassa Special Reserve in Northern Mozambique’s is just one of the continent’s under-mapped biodiversity areas. Harith Omar Morgadinho Farooq The African continent is bursting with […]
Being too hot isn’t just uncomfortable: it can be dangerous. Angel DiBilio/Shutterstock Most of us have felt either too hot or too cold at some […]
That humans originated in Africa is widely accepted. But it’s not generally recognised how unique features of Africa’s ecology were responsible for the crucial evolutionary […]
One day this fresh elephant dung could be a coprolite helping scientists understand the past. Silarock/Shutterstock Some people are annoyed when they encounter a fresh […]
Ask most people what they picture when thinking about natural “carbon sinks” – ecosystems that absorb and store greenhouse gases – and they’ll probably describe […]
A family cooking with firewood in Qunu, the rural village where former South African President Nelson Mandela grew up. Carl De Souza/AFP via Getty Images […]
Post harvest losses are rampant in several parts of Africa Wikimedia Commons Feeding Africa’s growing population is a big development challenge for governments, policy makers […]
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images It’s a grim and all too common sight for rangers at some of Africa’s nature reserves: the bullet-riddled carcass of […]
Flamingos feeding in salt marsh on an estuary in South Africa’s Western Cape province. Geoff Sperring/Shutterstock Marine ecosystems have a valuable role to play in […]