Grunt, hoo, pant, scream: Chimps use complex vocal communication
WILL DUNHAM SCIENTISTS exploring the evolutionary origin of language have detected a vocal communication system among wild chimpanzees more complex
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SCIENCE, TECH AND INNOVATION
How visionary scientist Bernie Fanaroff put African astronomy on the map
RECENT decades have seen remarkable growth in astronomy on the African continent. Africa enjoys pristine dark skies and vast radio
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Herbicides threaten edible weeds in Zambia – that may be bad news for local food security
THE use of herbicides – substances that control unwanted plants – is on the rise across Africa. This trend has
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Engineer invents smart bra to tackle breast cancer
NIGERIAN scientist Kemisola Bolarinwa has come up with an innovation that helps in the early detection of the type of cancer that brought more anxiety, pain and death to women around the world than any other
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Ancient cave art: how new hi-tech archaeology is revealing the ghosts of human history
NEW details of our past are coming to light, hiding in the nooks and crannies of the world, as we
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Honeybees join humans as the only known animals that can tell the difference between odd and even numbers
“TWO, four, six, eight; bog in, don’t wait”. As children, we learn numbers can either be even or odd. And
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Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter could make its misinformation problems worse
ELON MUSK, the world’s richest person, acquired Twitter in a US$44 billion deal on April 25, 2022, 11 days after
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Time travel could be possible, but only with parallel timelines
HAVE you ever made a mistake that you wish you could undo? Correcting past mistakes is one of the reasons
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Why African scientists are studying the genes of African species, and how they do it
DNA is the blueprint of life. All the information that an organism needs to survive, reproduce, adapt to environments or
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Chemical traces in ancient West African pots show a diet rich in plants
WEST AFRICAN cuisine is known for its distinct ingredients and flavours, often including a diverse range of plant foods. A
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