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Sunscreens can hurt the marine environment – here’s how to choose one that’s healthy for you and the sea

Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock   By Anneliese Hodge, Plymouth Marine Laboratory   Choosing which sunscreen to use can be mind-boggling. Should you choose one with the highest sun protection factor (SPF) or another with “reef-safe” or “coral-friendly” credentials? Is it best to opt for a spray or a lotion? What’s the difference between a mineral or chemical-based formula? On my ventures to the beach to snorkel and surf, I am forever seeing a […]

today7 August, 2024

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Africa

Data protection is poor for African farmers who use digital services: Kenya and Ghana cases highlight gaps

  By Heike Baumüller, University of Bonn and Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, University of Bonn   Across Africa, agricultural producers are turning to digital solutions to get information about farming methods, market access or financial services. By 2022, there were 666 of these solutions operating on the continent, the highest number among all low- and medium-income regions. Advances in digital devices, such as smartphones, sensors and satellites, connected through the internet […]

today7 August, 2024

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Nigeria’s first space traveller will be chosen by the public: how this will boost the country’s progress

  By Anne Uruegi Agi, University of Calabar   The Blue Origin space craft owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is to take six individuals to space from nations historically underrepresented in space exploration. Nigeria is one of the selected countries. Though a date is yet to be fixed for this particular trip, the Blue Origin space flight usually lasts about 11 minutes, during which participants are expected to undertake […]

today6 August, 2024

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Astronomy ‘Olympics’ is being hosted in Africa for the first time: 4 big talking points

The South African Astronomical Observatory in Sutherland, in the country’s Northern Cape province. IAU General Assembly 2024   By James Okwe Chibueze, University of South Africa Cutting-edge telescopes, gravitational waves, black holes and our solar system’s central star, the Sun, are just a few of the topics that will be on the table in Cape Town, South Africa, for an event that’s a scientific version of the Olympic Games – […]

today6 August, 2024

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Puma Energy launches “Go Africa” campaign

Puma Energy is launching its "Go Africa" campaign, designed to reflect Africa's diversity and Puma Energy's mission to energise communities. The campaign is an effort to address the needs of African communities by leveraging technology and partnerships for reliable and affordable energy. Regional Head of Marketing at Puma Energy, D’Leon Burger.     Adell Samuelson,  the General Manager of Puma Energy Namibia, also expressed her excitement about the 'Go Africa!' […]

today6 August, 2024

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Pakistan’s second-largest city Lahore hit by record rain: weather agency

    Pakistan's second largest city of Lahore was deluged with record-breaking rainfall on Thursday, the national weather agency said, with hospitals flooded and power cuts reported. The eastern city of 13 million people was lashed by almost 360 millimetres of rain in three hours, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said, breaking a previous record of 332 millimetres over three hours in July 1980. kf-jts/mca AFP (NAMPA / AFP)

today1 August, 2024

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Hopes fade for more survivors in Indian landslide rescue

      Indian rescue crews scoured mud-caked tea plantations and villages Thursday with little hope of finding more survivors from successive landslides that killed around 200 people. Days of torrential monsoon rains have battered the southern coastal state of Kerala, with blocked roads into the Wayanad district disaster area complicating relief efforts since Tuesday. The number of fatal floods and landslides in India has increased in recent years and […]

today1 August, 2024

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Bacteria and plants could help clean up toxic waste from gold mines – South African study

        By Alseno Kagiso Mosai, University of Pretoria and Hlanganani Tutu, University of the Witwatersrand     Highly toxic metals are leaking out of nine abandoned mines in Krugersdorp, 32km west of Johannesburg, South Africa. The metals include uranium, arsenic, cadmium, chromium and mercury. This acid mine drainage – when water mixes with heavy metals in mines and then flows out into the environment – poses grave […]

today1 August, 2024

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India landslide toll hits 150 as rain hampers rescue work

      By Aishwarya Kumar     Relentless downpours and howling winds hampered Wednesday's search for survivors of landslides that struck Indian tea plantations and killed at least 150 people, most believed to be labourers and their families. Days of torrential monsoon rains have battered the southern coastal state of Kerala, with blocked roads into the Wayanad district disaster area complicating relief efforts. With the only bridge connecting the […]

today31 July, 2024