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Benefits of using cleaner cooking fuels are blunted in urban areas where outdoor air is polluted: findings from Ghana, Cameroon and Kenya
Polluting cooking fuels are still preferred in parts of Africa. Alan Morgan/FlickrHousehold air pollution from cooking, heating and lighting with fuels…
Spending too much time online? Try these helpful tips to improve your digital wellness
Impacts of excessive use of digital technologies range from physical problems to emotional concerns. (Shutterstock) Bindiya Dutt, University of Stavanger…
Could tardigrades have colonized the Moon?
Laurent Palka, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN) Just over five years ago, on 22 February 2019, an unmanned space…
NCC orders MTN, Glo, Others to Block SIMs Without NIN
Mouka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs reaffirmed that the February 28th deadline given to telecom operators to bar…
Why Don’t Birds Get Electrocuted Sitting On Power Lines?
This is an easy one, right? Because both of the bird’s feet are on the wire no electricity flows through…
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Manufacturers and Organised Labour have kicked against Wednesday’s electricity hike by…
This is an easy one, right? Because both of the…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Sunday, reacted to the…
20 years ago South Africa had 40 qualified astronomers – all white. How it’s opened space science and developed skills since then
Southern African Large Telescope. SAAO, Author provided Patricia Ann Whitelock, South African Astronomical Observatory; Daniel Cunnama, South African Astronomical Observatory,…
South Africa’s new plan to end power cuts is seriously flawed. Here’s why
The most cost-effective energy scenario would be a renewable energy power base like this one in the Tengger Desert, China. Yuan…
4 east African countries are going for nuclear power – why this is a bad idea
The east Africa region has the fastest growing population in Africa. Between 2013 and 2017, its growth rate was twice…
Low emissions and economic survival – countries in the global south aren’t getting a fair deal
In 2015, more than 140 countries signed up to the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. For countries in…
Effective climate action requires us to abandon viewing our efforts as a ‘sacrifice’
If you’re like most people, you’ve been taught that climate action is a sacrifice. Cutting emissions from fossil fuels, you’ve…
