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Fred Kockott

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 20, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Fred Kockott

    From stars to soil — how Yadvinder Malhi brought physics to the living world (opens the original)

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    Science explorer Yadvinder Malhi set out to understand the universe through the fundamental laws of physics. His journey instead led him into the complexity of the living world, where forests, animals, people and places are bound together in ways that continue to surprise him. He’ll present his research at the Oppenheimer Research Conference in Midrand, which runs from 7 to 9 October. Under the heavy heat of rural Punjab, a six-year-old boy lay on a rope mattress on a flat brick rooftop, stari

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Fred Kockott

    Inside the caves where rocks reveal the mysteries of Homo naledi (opens the original)

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    Dr Tebogo Makhubela’s 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 – and ultimately disappeared. One wrong move could have sent Tebogo Makhubela plunging into a deep crevice inside South Africa’s Rising

  3. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Fred Kockott and Kemunto Ogutu

    Congo Basin loss could trigger water wars across Africa — ex-Gabon minister Lee White (opens the original)

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    Conservation scientist Lee White reflects on four decades spent creating Gabon’s 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 “pumping heart of Africa”, generating atmospheric rivers – vast streams of moisture in the atmosphe

  4. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Fred Kockott

    Finalists — Five scientists race to read Africa’s 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.

  5. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Fred Kockott and Kemunto Ogutu

    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, it’s been happening. And it has dramatically reduced livestock losses and the chances of fatal lion

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