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 …
Why musicians die in poverty – South African study reveals battle to make ends meet: Benefits and appeals were recently launched to support the medical costs of veteran South African guitarist Madala Kunene. It’s not the first time such initiatives have been necessary, nor the first time that media and politicians have expressed astonishment that …
Gut microbiome: meet Clostridium butyricum – the bacteria that helps keep us feeling our best: _C butyricum_ ferments foods, such as wholegrains, in the gut to produce butyrate. Pixel-Shot/ Shutterstock Our friend here, Clostridium butyricum (also known as C butyricum), is one of the hardest working microbes living in our gut. Without it’s exhaustive work, …
Gut microbiome: meet Lactobacillus acidophilus – the gut health superhero: Eating yoghurt is one way of getting more _Lactobacillus acidophilus_ into your diet. Josep Suria/ Shutterstock Your gut is like a bustling city of trillions of microscopic inhabitants – including bacteria. While some of these bacterial inhabitants are villains, causing illness, infection and disease, others …
Gut microbiome: meet Asaccharobacter celatus – the brain health bug: Jolygon/Shutterstock There’s a great deal of interest from scientists and the public alike in how we can keep our minds sharp and our brains healthy as we get older. While some factors that increase the risk of dementia cannot be modified, including genetics, there are …
Joe Biden to meet with Xi Jinping – what a good result looks like for the US president: US president, Joe Biden, is expected to meet China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in San Francisco as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) conference on Wednesday November 15. Their meeting has great significance, as the two leaders …
Government’s pandemic catch-up tutoring programme is still failing to meet the mark: Joyseulay/Shutterstock A government scheme to help children catch up with schooling they missed during the pandemic is still struggling to help those most in need. A recent independent evaluation of the National Tutoring Programme has assessed the impact of the catch-up strategy in …
Battling to make ends meet? Financial planning expert offers 5 tips on how to build your budget: Every day seems to bring new headlines about rising costs. In Nigeria, unions are threatening to strike amid soaring fuel prices; the country’s inflation rate hit 25% in August. The amount it costs to fill a food basket …
Meet the gigantic extinct reptile that weighed as much as an adult black rhino: Three 3D views of _Bradysaurus baini_ specimen. Scale bar equals 50 cm. Credit: Fabio Manucci and Marco Romano Around 262 million years ago, during the middle Permian Period, a new family of reptiles emerged. Pareiasaurs – meaning “cheek lizards”, a reference …
LG Unveils Energy Efficient Heating Solutions Designed To Meet Diverse Customer Needs At ISH 2023: LG Electronics (LG) is showcasing the new Therma V R290 Monobloc and Therma V R32 Split 4 & 6 kilowatt (kW) air source heat pumps (ASHP) at ISH 2023, the world’s leading trade fair for heating, ventilation and air conditioning …
Meet Me in the Bathroom: documentary shows how 9/11 shaped New York’s indie music scene: In 2021, trend forecaster Mandy Lee predicted the return of “indie sleaze”, referring to the hedonistic and unfiltered UK and US indie music scene which stretched from 2006 to 2012. As of March 2023, the Instagram account “@indiesleaze”, which shares …
COVID heroes left behind: the ‘invisible’ women struggling to make ends meet: Iryna Shek/Shutterstock Kesrewan* holds herself upright and speaks confidently, even though English is her second language. But she admits that her “heart is beating faster”. Talking to us is reminding her of her most recent failed job interview – one of many since …
Net zero: Copenhagen’s failure to meet its 2025 target casts doubt on other major climate plans: Michele Ursi/Shutterstock The city of Copenhagen, often celebrated as one of the world’s greenest for its cycling culture and other initiatives, recently defaulted on its pledge to become carbon-neutral by 2025. This early failure in the global race to …
Zambia can meet growing food demand: how to fix what’s standing in its way: Lorries blocked at the border between DRC and Zambia. Poor roads are a major stumbling block to trade. Lucien Kahozi/AFP via Getty Images) African countries face great challenges in adapting to climate change to meet growing demand for food. The current …
Meet Free Software Foundation Executive Director Zoë Kooyman: Meet Free Software Foundation Executive Director Zoë Kooyman Seth Kenlon Fri, 07/08/2022 – 03:00 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this The Free Software Foundation (FSF) started promoting the idea of sharing code way back in 1985, and since then it’s defended the rights of computer …
Ukraine war: Nato summit to meet in a world reordered by Russian aggression and Chinese ambition: Leaders of Nato’s 30 nations meet in Madrid at the end of June for what the secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, has dubbed an “historic and transformative” summit. The war in Ukraine provides the backdrop, but preparations for the meeting …
A nice South African City image: CITY TO MEET WITH PERSONS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES Image by UNDRR The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman J.P. Smith, will officiate at the annual International Day for Disaster Reduction 2013, with the theme ‘Living with Disability and Disasters’. The event brings together …
A cool South African City image: CITY TO MEET WITH PERSONS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES Image by UNDRR The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman J.P. Smith, will officiate at the annual International Day for Disaster Reduction 2013, with the theme ‘Living with Disability and Disasters’. The event brings together …