CT expert’s latest children’s book on Africa’s dinosaurs
Cape Town palaeontologist Prof Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan is as at ease in front of international academic audiences talking about her research into the microscopic structure of...
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A remarkable scientist – and a stellar role model
by AdminBraai
Astronomer Prof. Renée C. Kraan-Korteweg's work on the large-scale structure and distance scale of galaxies has made her an internationally-recognised researcher, but it is as...
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...
George Ellis: the down-to-earth cosmologist
by AdminBraai
For somebody who has spent much of his time thinking about the structure of the universe, Professor George Ellis is remarkably down-to-earth. Over the past...
Every drop counts: watching water from space
by AdminBraai
In this article from Science Today, Keneilwe Hlahane of the University of Cape Town writes about how satellites are used to monitor the water quality in...
Monday Menu: What happens when athletes have to quit?
So what happens to former elite athletes once they become too old to chase their Olympic dreams, or have to retire because of forced injuries?...
Monday Menu: WCape students and their waterpipes
Is waterpipe smoking a “passing fad” among young people, and especially students, or is it the start of a different strain of the tobacco epidemic?...
What’s on KZN’s crowned eagles’ menu?
This one’s for bird lovers, especially those who spend their time watching the feathered inhabitants of KwaZulu-Natal. A new study in the Ostrich journal...
Plastics are the death of sea turtles – @Scibraai Monday Menu
Pieces of plastic floating in our oceans are creating an often life-threatening problem for our sea life. Of the 40 loggerhead turtles that died after...
How climate change is causing pied crow numbers to soar
by AdminBraai
Pied crows, or Corvus albus, are a natural part of the landscape of southern Africa. They are bold, common, and familiar. But over recent years,...