insert_link Environment Namibia and Angola’s remote Ovahimba mountains reveal a haven for unique plants – new survey Vera De Cauwer, Namibia University of Science and Technology The Kaokoveld region, covering north-western Namibia and south-western Angola, is one of the remotest areas in southern Africa. Although it’s extremely dry, it is a centre of species endemism: many species occur only there and nowhere else on earth. New species continue to be found, especially in the Ovahimba mountain range, which runs parallel to the cold Atlantic ocean and is […] todayOctober 20, 2023 2
insert_link Environment Artificial coral reefs showing early signs they can mimic real reefs killed by climate change – new research Rick Stafford, Bournemouth University and Zach Boakes, Bournemouth University Earth’s average temperature in September 2023 was 1.75°C above its pre-industrial baseline, breaching (if only temporarily) the 1.5°C threshold at which world leaders agreed to try and limit long-term warming. Persistent warming at this level will make it difficult for the ocean’s coral reefs to survive. The same goes for those communities who rely on the reefs for food, to protect […] todayOctober 20, 2023 6
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
