Fossil snake traces: another world-first find on South Africa’s Cape south coast: Puff adders leave linear, sometimes slightly undulating traces. EcoPrint/Shutterstock Snakes are familiar, distinctive – and often feared – reptiles. And they’ve been around for a long time: body fossils found in the UK, Portugal and the US stretch all the way back to …
African Literature in the Digital Age: new book traces the role of the internet, queers and class: The first book-length study of digital literature in Africa has attracted a lot of academic attention. African Literature in the Digital Age: Class and Sexual Politics in New Writing from Kenya and Nigeria considers the role of the …
Large tortoises lived in South Africa long ago: how we recorded their fast-disappearing traces: Today, leopard tortoises are the largest species found on the Cape south coast. Ava Peattie/Shutterstock In 1835 Charles Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution, was exploring an island in the Galápagos archipelago when he encountered “two large tortoises, each …
Flipper traces reveal the presence of ancient seals on South Africa’s coast: Ancestors of modern-day Cape fur seals left distinctive fossil traces thanks partly to their flippers. Stuart on Nature/Stuart on Nature The world’s largest and heaviest living carnivore is not a big cat, a bear or a wolf: it’s the southern elephant seal (Mirounga …
Chemical traces in ancient West African pots show a diet rich in plants: A plate of fufu, a meal common in West Africa. Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images West African cuisine is known for its distinct ingredients and flavours, often including a diverse range of plant foods. A traditional meal comprises a starchy staple …
Nobel winner Abdulrazak Gurnah’s fiction traces small lives with wit and tenderness: Abdulrazak Gurnah captivatingly draws readers into the experiences and vivid lifeworlds of his characters Getty Images For those of us who have read and reread, taught, and written about the fiction of Abdulrazak Gurnah, the Nobel Prize in Literature committee has confirmed what …
South Africa in the news: Buried traces hint at underground origins of life: Scientists think they have found the fossils of microorganisms that lived under the seafloor 3.5 billion years ago …: “South Africa” – BingNews Foreign funds now own 81% of all shares listed on Moscow Exchange -bourse: Global foreign funds increased their holdings …
We found traces of drugs in a dam that supplies Nigeria’s capital city: The drugs found in the dam are potentially harmful to both ecological and public health. l_y_n_c_h/shutterstock Pharmaceuticals – drugs used to prevent or treat human and animal diseases – are essential for health and well-being. But the increasing use of these drugs …
‘Fat’ traces confirm weird fossils were earliest animals: A strange fossil that looks a bit like a giant leaf, or a fingerprint the size of a coffee table, has intrigued scientists for decades. This undated image, courtesy of the Australian National University, shows an organically preserved “Dickinsonia” fossil, which researchers in Australia say is the …
Kogi traces strange disease that’s killed 62 to gastroenteritis: It is reported that more than 62 persons have been killed in two weeks when the situation came to limelight, but Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Saka Audu, said on Sunday that the casualty is exaggerated. He said the figure was given by local leaders …
Traces of Jewish Culture from Krakow While in Poland, don’t forget to visit Kazimierz, historical area for Poland’s Jews. Learn about the history, diverse Jewish groups, see some of the oldest synagogues in Poland, and visit a monument that commemorates the victims of the former Nazi concentration camp. Sold by Viator List Price: $ Price: …