Technology is useful, but drones alone won’t save Africa’s elephants
Technology has made a tremendous difference in the world, in areas as diverse as health and education, and pretty much everything in between.
But is...
Are sharks being attacked by killer whales off Cape Town’s coast?
Large, predatory sharks occupy the top of ocean food chains, where they play important roles in maintaining diverse and healthy ecosystems. The loss of...
How we can ‘bank’ water underground for use later on
Groundwater has often been seen as the underground resource that never runs out. This “out of sight out of mind” attitude means wells and...
Managed bees versus wild bees? It’s not that simple in South...
There’s widespread concern about the global decline of honey bees and the associated loss of pollination services.
The honey bee is the most important single...
Global warming has already raised the risk of more severe droughts...
Between 2015 and 2017 South Africa’s South Western Cape region experienced three of its lowest rainfall years on record. This led to the progressive...
African countries should turn to lower risk solutions to fight fall...
The caterpillars of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), an invasive moth, can potentially feed on over 350 different species of plants. In the Americas...
Why microbeads are such a threat and why they’re so hard...
Plastic is everywhere. It is used across a spectrum of applications from durable industrial equipment, household appliances to throw-away single-use items and even the...
The school where indigenous youth learn about their land
Incubating indigenous knowledge The Bina Hill Institute was established in 2001, spearheaded bySydney Allicock, who today is Guyana’s minister for indigenous peoples’ affairs....
