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Inside the caves where rocks reveal the mysteries of Homo naledi (opens the original)
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Dr Tebogo Makhubelaâs ongoing research into hominid fossil-bearing deposits from the Cradle of Humankind Unesco World Heritage Site places him at the centre of an ongoing and contentious debate on human evolution. A Soweto-born geologist is investigating the rocks and sediments of the Rising Star caves for clues to how Homo naledi lived, buried their dead â and ultimately disappeared. One wrong move could have sent Tebogo Makhubela plunging into a deep crevice inside South Africaâs Rising
Congo Basin loss could trigger water wars across Africa â ex-Gabon minister Lee White (opens the original)
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Conservation scientist Lee White reflects on four decades spent creating Gabonâs national parks, tackling illegal logging and confronting the failures of global carbon markets. Climate change will trigger wars over water across much of Africa unless the continent protects the Congo Basin, warns former Gabonese environment minister Professor Lee White. White describes the Congo Basin as the âpumping heart of Africaâ, generating atmospheric rivers â vast streams of moisture in the atmosphe
Finalists â Five scientists race to read Africaâs environmental future (opens the original)
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From microbes hidden beneath desert soils to the plankton that underpin aquatic food webs, five African scientists are developing new ways to detect ecological change before it becomes visible. Across Africa, ecosystems are changing faster than ever before. Forests absorb carbon while enduring rising temperatures. Drylands edge towards desertification. Rivers carry pollutants and nutrients into estuaries and oceans. Freshwater systems strain under pollution, climate pressures and growing demand.
Blare necessity: Vuvuzelas save livestock from prowling lions, research finds (opens the original)
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Villagers in Zimbabwe have discovered that vuvuzelas can ward off lions, significantly reducing livestock losses and demonstrating local ingenuity in wildlife conservation. Imagine villagers living near the boundary of Hwange National Park, blowing vuvuzelas into the pitch-black night to drive wandering lions away from their homes. Well, ever since the Fifa World Cup was hosted in South Africa, itâs been happening. And it has dramatically reduced livestock losses and the chances of fatal lion
As climate change intensifies, animals need the freedom to move (opens the original)
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A desert elephantâs 600km journey reveals why conservationists and governments need to rethink the use of fences. A single elephantâs journey highlights a central tension in African conservation today: the clash between roaming wildlife and fenced landscapes. A collared desert elephant bull in Namibia moved north into communal conservancies and then Etosha National Park. âHe moved through commercial farms, broke through many, many, many fences⦠In two weeks, he moved about 600km in a ver
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