Meet the forgotten enslaved and working-class labourers behind British exploration in Africa, Asia and Antarctica: By July 1858, the English explorer John Hanning Speke had been in Africa for 18 months. His eyes and body were weakened by fever, and he still hadn’t found what he set out to discover – the source of the …
Queenie is a compelling exploration of Black motherhood – I’m glad I gave it a second chance: Like a lot of 20-something-year-old Black women, when the novel Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams debuted in 2019, I was quick to get my hands on it. After devouring it in a day, I was left with the frustration …
Privatised Moon landings: the two US missions set to open a new era of commercial lunar exploration: Photograph: Nasa (Goddard Space Flight Center) Two commercial spacecraft are scheduled to launch to the Moon early in 2024 under a Nasa initiative called the Commercial Lunar Payload Service CLPS. This programme is intended to kickstart a commercial …
All-UK astronaut mission shows that private enterprise is vital to the future of space exploration: Tim Peake could come out of retirement to command the mission. NASA The UK Space Agency has signed an agreement with a US company called Axiom Space to develop a space mission carrying four astronauts from the UK. The flight …
Snailfish: the ‘impossible’ fish that broke two deep sea records shows the importance of ocean exploration: Images of the snailfish seen at the Izu-Ogasawara Trench. University of Western Australia When thinking of animals that live in the most extreme environments on Earth most of us probably don’t think of the snailfish. Its name may not …
Outer space: Rwanda and Nigeria sign an accord for more responsible exploration – why this matters: NASA’s Artemis I Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion capsule attached, launches at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on November 16, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images In 2020, the United States announced a framework for the …
Tár – an exploration of the flawed musicians behind decadent music: Tár (2022) follows superstar conductor Lydia Tár, played by Cate Blanchett, as she conducts the Berlin Philharmonic (represented in the film by the Dresden Philharmonic) in a much-anticipated performance of Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. Conductors have only received relatively sporadic exposure on film. Among …
Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023: Artist's impression of Starship cruising past the Moon. Space Exploration Technologies Corp./SpaceX Flickr, CC BY-SA It’s been an eventful year for space exploration, with successes including the completion of Nasa’s Artemis 1 mission (finally), the inauguration of the James Webb Space Telescope, and the completion …
The best fiction of 2022: Ayanna Lloyd Banwo’s When We Were Birds – an exquisite exploration of love and legacy: Ayanna Lloyd Banwo c Penguin Books USE Ayanna Lloyd Banwo’s debut novel When We Were Birds is a spellbinding, beautifully told blend of love story and magical realism ghost story. When We Were Birds book …
A new era of planetary exploration: what we discovered on the far side of the Moon: Dotted Yeti/Shutterstock Seven months after it was launched, the US robotic rover Perseverance successfully landed on Mars on February 18 2021. The landing was part of the mission Mars2020 and was viewed live by millions of people worldwide, reflecting …
Check out this Paternoster image: Image from page 10 of “Wild Spain … records of sport with rifle, rod, and gun, natural history and exploration” (1893) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: wildspainrecords00chaprich Title: Wild Spain … records of sport with rifle, rod, and gun, natural history and exploration Year: 1893 (1890s) Authors: Chapman, …
South Africa in the news: Northern Cape ‘elephant country’ needs exploration boost, says explorer: South Africa is still “elephant country” and needs to boost exploration in the Northern Cape’s highly prospective Namaqua metamorphic geological province in particular, says PGM Management MD Gerhard …: “South Africa” – BingNews Business community calls for increased engagement with WTO: …
South Africa in the news: Just clearing exploration backlog would be huge leap forward – Miller: Ahead of tackling policy issues, incremental ongoing effort must be prioritised to clear South Africa’s huge mineral exploration and mining rights backlog, says AmaranthCX director Paul Miller. The …: “South Africa” – BingNews Novavax vaccine 96% effective against original …
Five ways artificial intelligence can help space exploration: Various types of astronaut assistant are in development. Michal Bednarek/shutterstock.com Artificial intelligence has been making waves in recent years, enabling us to solve problems faster than traditional computing could ever allow. Recently, for example, Google’s artificial intelligence subsidiary DeepMind developed AlphaFold2, a program which solved the protein-folding …
South Africa in the news: Exploration is priority, says Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe: South Africa should be an exploration site that contributes to gross domestic product growth and employment creation. “Exploration is the way to go and a priority ,” Mineral Resources and Energy …: “South Africa” – BingNews Germany to Deploy a Frigate …
Water on the Moon: research unveils its type and abundance – boosting exploration plans: NASA JSC The Moon was for a long time considered to be bone dry, with analyses of returned lunar samples from the Apollo missions showing only trace amounts of water. These traces were in fact believed to be due to contamination …
South Africa in the news: Orion Minerals hits Prieska regional targets with high-impact exploration drilling: The company believes there is strong potential to grow planned production and extend mine life, both within and surrounding tenements at …: “South Africa” – BingNews WBBL preview: Lanning returns as Stars set to shine: Meg Lanning leads a trio …
Artemis Accords: why many countries are refusing to sign Moon exploration agreement: Illustration of a future Moon base by the European Space Agency, which hasn't signed the Artemis Accords. ESA; RegoLight, visualisation: Liquifer Systems Group, 2018, CC BY-SA Eight countries have signed the Artemis Accords, a set of guidelines surrounding the Artemis Program for crewed …