Africa: 6 Best African Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Read This Holiday

Science fiction, fantasy, horror and other forms of speculative fiction are breathing new life into African writing. International awards, TV deals, new publishing imprints, a… Read more »

Africa: Bottlenose Dolphins Smile At Each Other When They Play - New Study Reveals How and Why

Dolphins have an irresistible charm for people. They are extremely playful at all ages and often play alone, surfing the waves, leaping into the air, performing flips and striking… Read more »

Africa: Black Adults With Long Covid Report Higher Levels of Hopelessness and Suicidal Thoughts - New Research

Black adults living with long COVID pointed to challenges with their physical health - rather than their mental health - when asked to describe their long-COVID symptoms. That is… Read more »

Africa: Vaccines and Values - When You're Having a Tough Conversation About Medicine, Don't Just Pile On Evidence - Listen to Someone's 'Moral Foundations'

It's that special time of year when family and friends come together to celebrate the holidays, share meals, spread cheer - and, too often, pass along their germs. Read more »

Africa: Planning a Holiday? 3 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

These holidays, planet Earth looks likely to be hotter than ever before. Research found that in 2024, global temperatures temporarily rose 1.5°C higher than the average from… Read more »

Africa: Rising Desertification Shows We Can't Keep Farming With Fossil Fuels

Three-quarters of Earth's land has become drier since 1990. Read more »

Africa: How to Catch a Supernova Explosion Before It Happens - and What We Can Learn From It

Stars are born, live and die in spectacular ways, with their deaths marked by one of the biggest known explosions in the Universe. Like a campfire needs wood to keep burning, a… Read more »

Africa: Brain Inflammation May Be the Reason Behind Muscle Fatigue After Infection and Injury

Infectious or chronic diseases such as long COVID, Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury can cause inflammation in the brain, or neuroinflammation, that weakens muscles.… Read more »

Africa: Ebola - How a Vaccine Turned a Terrifying Virus Into a Preventable Disease

The Ebola virus devastated west Africa in 2014, claiming over 11,000 lives in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Read more »

Africa: Hippos Have Been Neglected By Scientists - That's Why We're Building Africa's First Hippo Database

Compared with Africa's other big animals, hippos have been relatively neglected in scientific research. Partly, this is because they're hard to study and dangerous to encounter. Read more »

Africa: Cat Videos and Wild Caracals - How the Internet's Viral Trends Can Help Conservation

Have you recently opened YouTube or TikTok and immediately gone looking for cat videos? If your answer is "yes", then you're not alone: the global consumption of cat-related media… Read more »

Africa: Red Sea Tensions - 4 Scholars Explain What's At Stake for Global Trade and Security

The Red Sea region is a geopolitical hotspot. It holds strategic maritime importance as a global trade transit route and plays a crucial role in the broader region's security and… Read more »

Africa: Historic Climate Change Advisory - What the Case Before the International Court of Justice Might Mean

The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations that governments have under international law to protect… Read more »

Africa: The African Union Has a Poor Record of Protecting Democracy. 2024 Was No Different

The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has congratulated the military-led government of Gabon on a successful constitutional referendum. General… Read more »

Africa: Climate Projects Take 'Invisible' Care Work for Granted - Why This Needs to Change

Care work forms the often invisible infrastructure of all life. It is largely carried out by women and other marginalised groups, and it holds up communities and societies. It can… Read more »

Africa: Deep Seabed Mining - Bad for Biodiversity and Terrible for the Economy

The debate around deep seabed mining has been gaining attention as concerns mount about its potential impacts on ocean ecosystems. The ocean is host to countless species yet to be… Read more »

Africa: Baobab Is a Superfood With Growing Global Demand - That's Bad News for the Sacred African Tree

Baobab trees grow in arid and semi-arid parts of Africa, and have deep cultural and ecological significance. Some of these trees are thousands of years old. Global demand for… Read more »

Africa: Climate Information Is Useful At Local Level If People Get It in Good Time - How African Countries Can Build Systems to Share It

African countries collectively have emitted very little of the greenhouse gases that have caused climate change, but are badly affected by climate-induced floods, droughts and… Read more »

Africa: COP29 Failed Africa - What Went Wrong With the Climate Financing Bid and What Happens Next

The United Nations' 29th annual climate change conference of the parties, COP29, ended with countries from the global north committing US$300 billion per year in climate finance to… Read more »

Africa: South Africa's Climate Battle - Mining District Exposes Gaps in Emissions Control

In South Africa, the new 2024 Climate Change Act requires local governments to plan responses to global warming. These local authorities should find ways to reduce greenhouse gas… Read more »

Africa: African Men Most At Risk of Prostate Cancer - New Study Flags Genetic Causes

A breakthrough study has identified the genetic risk factors that contribute to increased prostate cancer in African men. The study, the largest of its kind, recruited 7,500 men… Read more »

Africa: Ginger, Tortie, Calico - the Mystery Gene Responsible for Orange Colour in Cat Coats Has Been Found

Orange and tortoiseshell house cats (torties) have long been an enigma for hair coloration in mammals: now, the genetic basis of their distinctive coat colour has been unveiled. Read more »

Africa: The Best and Worst Meat Replacements for Your Health, Your Wallet and the Planet - New Research

By now it's well established that meat and dairy are at least partly to blame for the climate crisis. And without coming off our addiction to animal products, we won't be able to… Read more »

Africa: Warming Oceans Are Changing Marine Habitats - Study Explores the Impact On Thousands of Species

Every year, human activities release billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These gases trap heat from the Sun, making the Earth warmer than it would be without… Read more »

Africa: To Map the Vibration of the Universe, Astronomers Built a Detector the Size of the Galaxy

Using the largest gravitational wave detector ever made, we have confirmed earlier reports that the fabric of the universe is constantly vibrating. This background rumble is likely… Read more »