September 29
Nigeria: The Threat of Earth Tremors
Leadership
Residents of Mpape and its environs were recently thrown into panic over vibrations from multiple earth tremors that rocked the suburb on the outskirts of Abuja. Read more »
September 26
Africa: What Pathogen Might Spark the Next Pandemic? How Scientists Are Preparing for 'Disease X' [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Before the COVID pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) had made a list of priority infectious diseases. These were felt to pose a threat to international public health, but… Read more »
September 24
Africa: Amadou Mahtar Mbow - former Unesco Head and 1st African to Lead a Major International Organisation
allAfrica
Amadou Mahtar M'Bow, who served as the 6th Director-General of Unesco and the first African to head an international organisation, is being remembered for his leading role in… Read more »
Africa: Passing of Amadou Mahtar M'Bow: First African to Lead an International Organisation (Unesco) [announcement]
UNESCO
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, expressed her deep sorrow at the news of the death of Amadou Mahtar M'Bow, former Director-General of UNESCO (1974-1987) and the… Read more »
September 19
Nigeria: Abuja Tremor - We Are Monitoring, Analysing Earth Movement - FG
Daily Trust
The federal government has said it is monitoring and analysing earth movement in and around Abuja to forestall any further earth tremor in the federal capital territory. Read more »
September 18
Nigeria: Tinubu, Adesina, Lumumba, Others to Attend African Academy of Sciences Conference
Vanguard
President Bola Tinubu,President of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina and Kenyan born activist and lawyer, Patrick Lumumba,are among top personalities expected at the… Read more »
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Africa: Prohibition Is a Tired, Tested and Failed Tobacco Harm Reduction Intervention-Experts
InfoWire
Around 1920, when new inventions and innovations were gathering momentum, the United States of America launched the Prohibition Law which banned the transportation of intoxicating… Read more »
September 17
Africa: South Africa Needs More Nautical Scientists and Maritime Engineers [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
When most people are asked to picture an engineer at work, they probably imagine a civil engineer in a hard hat at a construction site, a chemical engineer in a laboratory or an… Read more »
Africa: Scientists Have Found Evidence of Past Extreme Solar Storms. Their Return Could Be Disastrous for Our Technology-Based Societies [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In September 1859, the same year that Darwin published On the Origin of Species, telegraph systems across Europe and North America stopped working and started sparking, leading to… Read more »
September 16
South Africa: Fungi to the Rescue - South African Scientists Use Innovative Approach to Protect Apple Trees [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Gardeners the world over dread the appearance of aphids on their plants. There are around 4,000 species of these sap-sucking insects and about 250 are pests that can wreak havoc on… Read more »
September 13
Zimbabwe: Millers Invite Activist Matinyarare to Present 'Scientific' Evidence of Claimed Cancer, HIV Causing Products
New Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean millers have invited activist Rutendo Matinyarare to present scientific evidence of his claims that some of their products are carrying cancer and HIV-causing agents. Read more »
September 11
Africa: Fire Safety Tips At Home - the Risks and How to Avoid Them [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In many African communities, fire hazards are a concern due to the materials used for building and daily activities such as cooking and heating. The risks are increased by the use… Read more »
September 10
Zimbabwe: MSU Pathology Centre Becomes Oasis of Hope
The Herald
The Midlands State University National Pathology Research and Diagnostic Centre (NPRDC) is fast turning into an oasis of hope for people with different ailments who are flooding… Read more »
September 09
Africa: Is Wild Wheat The Unsung Hero in the Fight Against Global Warming?
allAfrica
Wild relatives of wheat, humanity's most widely grown crop, could provide a solution to adapting to the climate crisis. Read more »
South Africa: Pluto Mission - South African Astronomers Join Forces With Nasa to Learn More About the Dwarf Planet [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
When the International Astronomical Union announced in 2006 that Pluto was being demoted from its status as the Sun's ninth planet, many astronomers and non-experts alike were… Read more »
September 05
South Africa: Meteorite Strike in South Africa - Scientists Offer Clues About What It Is and Where It Came From [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
On a Sunday morning in late August 2024 a nine-year-old girl named Eli-zé du Toit was sitting on her grandparents' porch near a small town in South Africa's Eastern Cape… Read more »
September 03
Africa: Mobile Phones Are Not Linked to Brain Cancer, According to a Major Review of 28 Years of Research [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
A systematic review into the potential health effects from radio wave exposure has shown mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer. The review was commissioned by the World… Read more »
September 02
Africa: Belief in Alien Visits to Earth Is Spiralling Out of Control - Here's Why That's So Dangerous [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The idea that aliens may have visited the Earth is becoming increasingly popular. Around a fifth of UK citizens believe Earth has been visited by extraterrestrials, and an… Read more »
August 22
Lesotho: We Discovered a New Way Mountains Are Formed - From 'Mantle Waves' Inside the Earth [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In 2005, I was navigating winding roads through the Drakensberg Mountains, in Lesotho, Southern Africa. Towering cliff-like features known as escarpments interrupt the landscape,… Read more »