South Africa: Decades of South African Research Reveal Key Strategies to Reduce Water Contamination in Fruit and Veg

Water is essential at all stages of food production, from irrigation to food processing to washing fruit and vegetables before we eat them. Crops and livestock need it to grow, but… Read more »

Africa: African Women Are Key to Fighting Climate Change - These Are the Green Skills They Will Need

Women are an important and often underutilised human resource in Africa. They've faced many problems historically. Limited access to land, finance, education and decision-making… Read more »

Africa: Bats Get Fat to Survive Hard Times. but Climate Change Is Threatening Their Survival Strategy

Bats are often cast as the unseen night-time stewards of nature, flitting through the dark to control pest insects, pollinate plants and disperse seeds. But behind their silent… Read more »

Africa: Why Evolution Can Explain Human Testicle Size but Not Our Unique Chins

The human body is a machine whose many parts - from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain - have been assembled in fits and starts over the 4… Read more »

South Africa: Battery Swapping Stations Powered By Solar and Wind - We Show How This Could Work for Electric Vehicles in South Africa

Petrol and diesel vehicles are being phased out globally and replaced with electric vehicles so that countries can meet their commitments to zero human-caused carbon emissions by… Read more »

Tanzania: Zanzibar's Baobab Trees Used to Be a Valued Part of Society - Drone Images Help Prove It

Baobab trees may be a proxy for measuring long-term use of land by humans. They live long, have economic benefits, and are used as shrines and markers on landscapes. Archaeologists… Read more »

Africa: Our Oceans Are in Trouble - How to Move Beyond the Outrage and Start Taking Real Action

Our oceans are in trouble. Catches from many of the world's fisheries are declining, with some fishing practices destroying enormous areas of the sea bed. Habitat loss through… Read more »

South Africa: The Right to Water Is Out of Reach for Many South Africans - Case Study Offers Solutions

South Africa's constitution says "everyone has the right to have access to sufficient food and water". In reality, however, this right is not enjoyed by all. Many places experience… Read more »

Africa: What Ancient Ice Sheets Can Tell Us About Future Sea Level Rise

When visiting Godrevy beach on the north Cornish coast, most people look out to sea at the lighthouse, surfers and seals rather than the cliffs behind. But these cliffs hold a… Read more »

Africa: 58 Percent of Human Infectious Diseases Can Be Worsened By Climate Change

Climate change can exacerbate a full 58% of the infectious diseases that humans come in contact with worldwide, from common waterborne viruses to deadly diseases like plague, our… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Elephant Species Are Both Endangered, Due to Poaching and Habitat Loss

Humans have been over-exploiting African elephants for centuries. More than 2,000 years ago, the Roman Empire's demand for ivory led to the extinction of genetically distinct… Read more »

Africa: These World Heritage Sites Are Under Threat From Climate Change

Very few academics or policy makers are talking about the impact of climate change on heritage. Yet heritage is essential for social wellbeing, for identity creation, for… Read more »

Tanzania: Coral Reefs Off the Coast Are Being Destroyed, Most Beyond Repair

If current trends continue and countries fail to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, nearly all of the world's coral reefs will suffer severe bleaching on an annual basis, according… Read more »