First fossil pangolin tracks discovered in South Africa: A team of scientists who study vertebrate fossil tracks and traces on South Africa’s southern Cape coast have identified the world’s first fossil pangolin trackway, with the help of Indigenous Master Trackers from Namibia. Ichnologists Charles Helm, Clive Thompson and Jan De Vynck tell the story. What …
First fossil hyena tracks found in South Africa – how expert animal trackers helped: “The art of tracking may well be the origin of science.” This is the departure point for a 2013 book by Louis Liebenberg, co-founder of an organisation devoted to environmental monitoring. The connection between tracking in nature, as people have done …
Dinosaur tracks, made 140 million years ago, have been found for the first time in South Africa’s Western Cape: Guy Plint examines one of the dinosaur tracks, which is above his head. Annemarie Plint, CC BY-NC-ND Dinosaurs have captured people’s imagination ever since their bones and teeth were first scientifically described in 1822 by geologist …
Women in translation month: a moving Algerian novel tracks the economic struggles of writers and publishers: French-Algerian publisher Edmond Charlot is the subject of the Algerian writer Kaouther Adimi’s third novel, and her first to be translated into English. It was published in 2020 under the US title Our Riches and retitled A Bookshop in …
Extreme weather in South Africa is disrupting tourism – research tracks the impact on coastal areas: South Africa has experienced some extreme weather events in recent months. These have included floods and an uncommon tornado in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, floods in the Eastern Cape and mid-latitude cyclones in the Western Cape. Kaitano Dube, a …
Multiple sclerosis: blood test that tracks immune response could be first step in developing better treatments: Our blood test showed that in people with MS, their immune response to EBV was higher than it was in people who weren't diagnosed with the condition. angellodeco/ Shutterstock An estimated 2.8 million people worldwide have multiple sclerosis (MS). …
Unusual ancient elephant tracks had our team of fossil experts stumped – how we solved the mystery: Elephants communicate underground by generating seismic waves. Anadolu Agency Over the past 15 years, through our scientific study of tracks and traces, we have identified more than 350 fossil vertebrate tracksites from South Africa’s Cape south coast. Most …
Ancient shoes: tracks on a South African beach offer oldest evidence yet of human footwear: When and where did our ancestors first fashion footwear? We cannot look to physical evidence of shoes for the answer, as the perishable materials from which they were made would no longer be evident. Ichnology, the study of fossil tracks …
New discovery: fossilised giant zebra tracks found in South Africa: An illustration of two giant Cape zebras alongside a much smaller plains zebra. Maggie Newman Tens of thousands of years ago, a huge horse species walked, trotted and galloped across the shifting sands of what is today South Africa’s Cape south coast. The Giant Cape …
Monkeypox can become endemic – here’s how it can be stopped in its tracks: The current outbreak in non-endemic countries is being spread entirely from human to human. Kateryna Kon/ Shutterstock Since May of this year, more than 26,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide – prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare …
Tiny tracks tell of ancient paths made by gerbils and spiders on South Africa’s south coast: Branching gerbil burrows leading to a debris mound preserved on an ancient dune surface. Charles Helm When large animals like elephants, giraffes and crocodiles roamed what is today South Africa’s Cape south coast hundreds of thousands of years ago, …
Ancient human tracks on South Africa’s west coast: 3 reasons they are an exciting find: A photogrammetry image of the tracks. The horizontal and vertical scales are in metres. CHARLES HELM It’s been 27 years since geologist David Roberts identified some of the oldest footprints of our species ever discovered. The trackway of three footprints …
Fossil tracks and trunk marks reveal signs of ancient elephants on South Africa’s coast: New fossil evidence reveals more about how African bush elephants' ancient ancestors moved about a South African landscape. Gunter Nuyts/Shutterstock Hundreds of thousands of years ago, South Africa’s Cape south coast looked very different. Some of the species that roamed this …
If control measures are stopping flu in its tracks, why aren’t they stopping coronavirus?: As the COVID-19 pandemic rages, other respiratory illnesses have been unusually quiet this year. Fears of a dangerous influenza and COVID-19 “syndemic” have come to pass as influenza cases reached some of the lowest rates ever observed. The near absence of …
New fossil tracks belonging to human ancestors found in South Africa: A hominin track in Garden Route National Park, lightly outlined in chalk. The track is 24 centimetres long. Charles Helm Around a hundred thousand years ago, South Africa’s Cape south coast was a busy place. Giraffes, crocodiles, hatchling sea turtles and large bird species …
Fossil tracks reveal which birds once roamed South Africa’s Cape south coast: These fossil trackways resemble the tracks left by flamingos today, but are bigger. Just above the scale bar one can see (more faintly) the 'tramline traces' made by the ancient birds' stomping action. Charles Helm If you visit a particular stretch of South …
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TECNO CAMON 11’s AI camera tracks 240 facial points and Industrial average is 108: The art of photography is one of the most pivotal aspects of today’s Pop culture and photography with the help of cutting-edge technology, has transcended from involving heavy duty equipment that can be transported easily to portable, lightweight tech devices known …