Nigeria’s Niger delta biohazards – high radioactive levels detected in new study: The Niger Delta, in southern Nigeria, is one of the most significant oil-producing regions in the world. It spans over 70,000 square kilometres and is also an area of great biodiversity, including mangroves, swamps and rainforests. However, the region has been plagued by …
We’re all radioactive – so let’s stop being afraid of it: Drink up: carrot juice contains a small amount of radioactive potassium. Africa Studio / shutterstock Many people are frightened of radiation, thinking of it as an invisible, man-made and deadly force, and this fear often underpins opposition to nuclear power. In fact, most radiation …
South Africa in the news: Radioactive Rhino Horns Set to Add to Anti-Poaching Arsenal: Poachers killed 394 rhinos in South Africa for their horns last year, government data shows, with public and private game reserves lacking the resources needed to monitor vast tracts of land and …: “South Africa” – BingNews Kaizer Chiefs player in …
South Africa in the news: Injecting radioactive substances in horns of rhinos to fight poaching: ROSATOM, the prime contractor and spearhead of the Russian nuclear industry, has found a new way to extend its influence on the African continent in …: “South Africa” – BingNews Send in clowns and be damned!: The Director-General of the …
Nuclear power: how might radioactive waste water affect the environment?: Markus Distelrath/Pixabay , CC BY It’s been just over a decade since the fourth most powerful earthquake of the modern era triggered a tsunami that struck Fukushima on the eastern coastline of Japan, causing thousands of deaths and leaving hundreds of thousands unable to return …