A postdoctoral fellow from Wits University has discovered the oldest known land-living animal from Gondwana in a remote part of the Eastern Cape. Read more »
Scientists have created a solar-powered sterilisation device that could improve the quality of healthcare in under-resourced rural health facilities. Read more »
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Researchers at the University of Edinburgh's School of Biological Sciences have made an exciting breakthrough in the global fight against the severest forms of malaria. Read more »
Scientists have drawn up the first Soil Atlas of Africa to help farmers, land managers and policymakers to better understand the resource and manage it sustainably. Read more »
Low availability of an essential human micronutrient in Malawian soils is responsible for its deficiency among the country's population, a study has found. Read more »
Researchers from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa have developed a low-cost tool to test for HIV drug resistance. This could potentially lead to improved ... Read more »
Two female scientists, Professor Francisca Okeke and Dr Eucharia Nwaichi, have won the UNESCO-L'Oreal Women in Science Partnership award for their contributions to the advancement ... Read more »
New data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors study shows that despite health gains in sub-Saharan Africa, infectious diseases still cause hundreds of ... Read more »
Mobile-phone masts in Africa could be used for other development initiatives, such as filling gaps in rainfall data and providing electricity to refrigerate vaccines, experts say. Read more »
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