The UCT prof who helped save the bluefin tuna
Later this month, Professor Doug Butterworth will be formally honoured by the Emperor of Japan with the Order of the Rising Sun for contributing to...
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Day job: Science writer and science communicator who loves turning research papers into news stories.
Claim to fame: mother of two daughters; winner of the Izethelo Award for Outstanding Journalism (2016) from the South African fruit industry, and winner of the best technical article award (2016) as presented by the South African Agricultural Writers' Association
Background: MPhil (Journalism, specialising in science journalism) and HonsBA (Psychology).
Legs gets an extra (3D printed) leg
A secretary bird called Legs is the first raptor in South Africa to sport a 3D-printed prosthesis. It was designed by some of the South...
It’s about the people for climate change scientist Jessica Thorn
Dr Jessica Thorn was recently announced as part of the first three Women in Climate Change Science Fellows, an initiative of the African Institute...
Bone accountancy
As part of her PhD in Anatomy, Mandi Alblas regularly visits Stellenbosch University’s Kirsten Skeletal Collection. Like an accountant she packs out, photographs and tallies each...
So, who is South Africa’s new Minister of Science and Technology?
South Africa’s new Minister of Science and Technology, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, likes things to be done on time. She’s solution-driven and prefers preparing properly for briefings and other...
Whiskers tell what’s on a lion’s menu
World Wildlife Day is celebrated on 3 March. This year the spotlight falls on the world’s big cats. New research by South African researchers have...
Bernie Fanaroff brought SA the world’s largest telescope
Dr Bernie Fanaroff did his PhD because of his interest in physics – and in the process developed a way to classify very distant radio...
Jill Farrant: resurrection (plant) woman
Prof Jill Farrant’s life merges with water. To be more specific, she’s occupied by the ability of a rare few so-called resurrection plants to seemingly...
[New study] SA Super Rugby teams clocked up more kilometers
A study that calculates just how far Super Rugby teams travel was sparked by three Australian academics’ hopes to pick the right side to back...
Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan: Breathing life into the bones of extinct animals
Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan (@Palaeo_Prof) was born in Pretoria, the youngest of three daughters. After matriculating from Laudium High School, she wanted to become a science...