Africa: Five Questions for African Countries That Want to Build Climate-Resilient Health Systems

Every day seems to bring a new headline about a devastating climate event. African countries aren't spared. A "rain bomb" in South Africa. Flooding in Nigeria. Cyclones battering… Read more »

Africa: Wagner Group Mercenaries in Africa - Why There Hasn't Been Any Effective Opposition to Drive Them Out

It is easy to understand what African rulers see in the mercenary group Wagner. Its fighters can be deployed quickly. It brings sophisticated arms with it and can apply force… Read more »

Africa: Dirty Tea Towels Are Breeding Grounds for Harmful Bacteria - Here's How to Clean Them Properly

Kitchens can harbour all sorts of germs and bacteria. These can arrive via humans, pets, uncooked food or even plants, meaning that a high proportion of foodborne infections are… Read more »

Africa: Human Organs for Transplant - 5 Steps Africa Must Take to Improve the Supply Chain

Medical science has made tremendous advancements over the past 70 years. One of these is the transplant of human organs from one person to another. The first transplant - a kidney… Read more »

Africa: Cities Are Central to Our Future - They Have the Power to Make, or Break, Society's Advances

We live in tumultuous times. In the space of just a few years, we have witnessed a surge in populist politics across the world, a global pandemic, a spike in environmental… Read more »

Africa: Scientific Fraud Is Rising, and Automated Systems Won't Stop It. We Need Research Detectives

Fraud in science is alarmingly common. Sometimes researchers lie about results and invent data to win funding and prestige. Other times, researchers might pay to stage and publish… Read more »

Africa: African Cities and Climate Change - the Real Debate Is Who Should Pay to Fix the Problem

For most city mayors and managers in Africa, the debate about whether climate change is real is a moot topic. They know it is. They are on the front lines dealing with the impact… Read more »

Africa: Nigeria Is Africa's Leading Rice Producer, but Still Needs More

Rice is one of the staple foods globally, ranking third after wheat and maize in terms of production and consumption. It contributes over 20% of the total calorie intake of the… Read more »

Africa: Why Does My Back Get So Sore When I'm Sick? the Connection Between Immunity and Pain

Have you ever wondered why your back aches when you're down with the flu or a cold? Or COVID? Read more »

Africa: What If China Really Did Develop Covid As a Bioweapon? Here Are the Issues Involved

China is facing renewed allegations that the COVID-19 outbreak was caused by a leak from one of their laboratories - and that this research is connected to biowarfare. Read more »

Africa: Betelgeuse - Star Is Continuing to Behave Mysteriously - Here's What Would Happen If It Exploded

The bright, red star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion has shown some unexpected behaviour. In late 2019 and 2020 it became fainter than we had ever seen it - at least in… Read more »

Africa: Experts Explain Why It's Still Africa's Best Option for Cleaner, Greener Cooking (For Now)

Africa's growing population desperately needs clean, modern energy in the home. Currently, more than 900 million people, 85% of the region's population, still rely on solid biomass… Read more »

Africa: UK Ivory Trade Ban Extended to Five More Species - Here's Why We Think It Will Be Ineffective

The loss of nature is one of the many environmental crises facing our planet. And a key challenge in addressing this is halting the poaching and trafficking of wildlife, which is… Read more »

Africa: Long Covid - Effects On Fatigue and Quality of Life Can Be Comparable to Some Cancers - New Research

As of March 2023, the Office for National Statistics estimated that 1.7 million people in the UK were living with self-reported long COVID. This refers to symptoms, including… Read more »

Africa: Covid Has Highlighted the Connection Between Spirituality and Vaccine Scepticism

In the two and a half years since the first COVID vaccines were administered, anti-vaccination sentiment has grown exponentially. Scepticism about vaccines has been voiced, in… Read more »

Africa: Nearly 20% of Cultural Differences Between Societies Boil Down to Ecological Factors - New Research

In some parts of the world, the rules are strict; in others they are far more lax. In some places, people are likely to plan for the future, while in others people are more likely… Read more »

Africa: The World's First Flowers Were Pollinated By Insects

Plants existed on Earth for hundreds of millions of years before the first flowers bloomed. But when flowering plants did evolve, more than 140 million years ago, they were a huge… Read more »

Africa: China's Population Grew Older and Richer - Policy Lessons for Some African Countries

For decades China was the world's most populous country. But that's changed. Its population has peaked, and is now falling. Read more »

Africa: 'It's Actually a Human Person, Undergoing Real Emotions' - How Podcasts Can Impact Attitudes Around Mental Health

Millions of people listen to podcasts each year. Podcast content is diverse, with popular genres including true crime, comedy, and society and culture. Read more »

Africa: 'Good Soup Is One of the Prime Ingredients of Good Living' - A (Condensed) History of Soup, From Cave to Can

Hot soup on a cold day brings warmth and comfort so simple that we don't think too much about its origins. But its long history runs from the Stone Age and antiquity through to… Read more »

Africa: Removing Antimicrobial Resistance From WHO's 'Pandemic Treaty' Will Leave Humanity Vulnerable to Future Pandemics

In late May, the latest version of the draft Pandemic Instrument, also referred to as the "pandemic treaty," was shared with Member States at the World Health Assembly. The text… Read more »

Africa: What is Brics, and Why is It Presenting South Africa With a Dilemma?

South Africa will host the BRICS summit in August 2023. The event could offer the country an opportunity to exercise leadership in the BRICS' efforts to reform the arrangements for… Read more »

Africa: Some Refugee Girls Are Forced Into Early Marriage for Safety - Here's Why

Rates of child marriage increase in communities displaced by conflict as well as communities affected by natural and environmental disasters. Read more »

Africa: Increasing Heat Is Already a Factor in Human Migration - New Study

It was getting hotter. Frank May got off his mat and padded over to look out the window. Umber stucco walls and tiles, the colour of the local clay... [he] took a deep breath. It… Read more »

Africa: If We're Going to Label AI an 'Extinction Risk', We Need to Clarify How It Could Happen

This week a group of well-known and reputable AI researchers signed a statement consisting of 22 words: Read more »