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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Science & Technology

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Science & Technology

Japan’s little Moon toy: the camera probe ready to roll

By Natsuko Fukue On board Japan's "Moon Sniper" spacecraft is a little robot with a big mission: to pop open like a Transformer toy, wiggle across the lunar surface and beam images back to Earth. The shape-shifting SORA-Q probe -- co-developed by a major toy company -- has been compared to a friendly "Star Wars" droid and a sea turtle because of the way its metal form can navigate the […]

todayJanuary 19, 2024 17

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Africa

Rising megacities: A superhighway for Africa’s shared mobility market

    By Conrad Onyango, bird story agency As Africa's urban centres continue to grow and with an increasing number of cities now expected to surpass 10 million residents, the shared mobility sector is expanding fast too, raising prospects of more income for cab-hailing companies and drivers. Global management firm, Oliver Wyman, has revealed in a new report that ride-hailing, scooter or e-bike rentals, and car-sharing, which together make up […]

todayJanuary 18, 2024 15

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Science & Technology

South African researchers are tracing the vibrational language of elephants – using fossils

By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency Researchers in South Africa have unearthed groundbreaking evidence that sheds light on the ancient communication methods of elephants. A research team led by Charles Helm of the African Centre for Coastal Palaescience at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa published the report on ScienceDirect, a scientific research journal, in September 2023. The team discovered 35 fossilized elephant track sites, some of which are the […]

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AI Governance Alliance Calls for Inclusive Access to Advanced Artificial Intelligence

The AI Governance Alliance (AIGA) released today a series of three new reports on advanced artificial intelligence (AI). The papers focus on generative AI governance, unlocking its value and a framework for responsible AI development and deployment. The alliance brings together governments, businesses and experts to shape responsible AI development applications and governance, and to ensure equitable distribution and enhanced access to this path-departing technology worldwide. “The AI Governance Alliance is uniquely […]

todayJanuary 18, 2024 9

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Health / Medical

Artificial wombs could someday be a reality – here’s how they may change our notions of parenthood

Artificial womb technology could eventually make it possible to grow a foetus from conception to “birth” wholly outside the human body. Marko Aliaksandr/ Shutterstock Stephen Wilkinson, Lancaster University; Nicola J. Williams, Lancaster University, and Sara Fovargue, University of Sheffield Our reproductive lives are considerably different from those of our ancestors, thanks in part to health innovations that have taken place over the past few decades. Practices such as IVF, donor […]

todayJanuary 17, 2024 11

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Opinion Pieces

3D scanning: we recreated a sacred South African site in a way that captures its spirit

A 3D rendering of Ga-Mohana Hill in South Africa, a sacred and important heritage site. Stephen Wessels, CC BY-NC-ND Stephen Wessels, University of Cape Town; Benjamin Schoville, The University of Queensland; Jayne Wilkins, Griffith University, and Sechaba Maape, University of the Witwatersrand These days, if you want to visit remarkable archaeological sites such as Great Zimbabwe or Petra in Jordan you don’t even need to leave your house. 3D scanning […]

todayJanuary 17, 2024 15

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Dangerous chemicals found in recycled plastics, making them unsafe for use – experts explain the hazards

  By Bethanie Carney Almroth, University of Gothenburg and Eric Carmona Martinez, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ Plastic pollution is a menace worldwide. Plastics are now found in every environment on the planet, from the deepest seas to the atmosphere and human bodies. Scientific evidence describing harm to the environment and humans is growing. Hence, the United Nations has resolved to negotiate a legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. […]

todayJanuary 17, 2024 13

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Namibia

Africa Millimetre Telescope project wins outreach medal

The mobile planetarium team of the Africa Millimetre Telescope project has been honoured by the UK’s Royal Astronomical Society with the 2024 Annie Maunder Medal for Outreach. The planetarium is used to bring immersive and interactive astronomy engagement to a diverse spectrum of the Namibian public and help bridge the gap between scientists, the public, and top-level government. Zandré Duvenhage the Project Coordinator for the Mobile Planetarium. The first millimeter-wave […]

todayJanuary 16, 2024 74

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A tech hub for young women in Mombasa offers entry into the world of IT to girls and young women from all walks of life, whatever their background.

  It's quiet at Pwani Teknowgalz, a tech training centre located in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa. A handful of young women are engrossed in activities on their laptops. By rights, Latifa Noor, 25-year-old software developer, should not be here. ”My journey before all this before becoming a software developer, started way back in highschool. A group of women came to our school with a project called STEM (Science, […]

todayJanuary 16, 2024 13

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