News
Wednesday, 14 April 2021
While the rapid uptake of wind energy across the globe offers hope of a transition toward sustainability, this same energy can also present a real threat to soaring birds of prey. Now a new tool offers hope of a win-win solution, allowing developers to rapidly identify the best locations for their wind turbines and also minimise the risk of collision for one special bird of prey.
Publication Date:
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 - 10:15
As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic grips South Africa, a multidisciplinary team of researchers from some of the country’s leading universities and civil society have put their heads together to develop a COVID-19 dashboard. The platform analyses the resurgence risk, monitors hospital admissions and presents other essential data relating to the pandemic.
Publication Date:
Wed, 06 Jan 2021 - 14:00
University of Cape Town (UCT) marine biologist Dr Jannes Landschoff describes it as “an intriguing little animal” that lives like a hermit crab but isn’t a crab. Unlike its fellows, this tiny, shrimp-like tanaid also chooses to bed down in empty gastropod shells. A new paper by Dr Landschoff and lead author, UCT master’s student Rouane Brokensha, sheds light on how this miniscule animal is adapted to shell life.
Publication Date:
Wed, 06 Jan 2021 - 10:30
Liezl Maritz, who is graduating with a Master's degree in Biological Sciences, worked in isolation on the coast of the southern Namib desert and had black-backed jackals as her companions observing her doing her research. She was doing the first investigation ever into the ecological viability of wetland marine ponds created by diamond-mining activities.
Publication Date:
Wed, 09 Dec 2020 - 16:45