Nigeria’s plant collections hold a wealth of biodiversity data invisible in global science discourse. Technology is key to closing the gap.

Conservation activist Ofir Drori investigates the criminal activity and corruption that allow wildlife trafficking to flourish across Africa.

A mathematician’s mentorship initiative is helping teenage girls navigate the leap from school to university

Informal miners, recyclers and waste workers help power the shift to renewable energy, yet their labour is often overlooked in sustainability debates.

Dans un centre d’essais sud-africain, des chercheurs recréent des explosions minières afin de mieux comprendre les dangers qui persistent longtemps après la fin de la production de charbon.

At a South African testing facility, researchers are recreating mine explosions to better understand the hazards that persist long after coal production ends.

Geomorphologist Christel Hansen follows environmental change across some of Earth’s most contrasting landscapes, from Antarctica to Africa.

La géomorphologue Christel Hansen étudie les changements environnementaux dans certains des paysages les plus contrastés de la Terre, de l’Antarctique à l’Afrique.

À l’aide d’une analyse assistée par l’IA portant sur 3,4 millions de lancers, des économistes sud-africains ont remis en question l’une des hypothèses les plus anciennes du cricket – et n’ont trouvé que peu d’éléments pour l’étayer.

Using AI-assisted analysis of 3.4 million deliveries, South African economists tested one of cricket’s oldest assumptions – and found little evidence for it.