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Forget spy balloons, the world of surveillance has tried everything from schoolchildren to trained cats
AR/BNPS Ebony Nilsson, Australian Catholic University The Chinese “spy balloon” shot down over the United States has brought the seemingly…
Goffin’s cockatoo named third species that carries toolsets around in preparation for future tasks
Thomas Suchanek, CC BY-SA Rob Heinsohn, Australian National University From pocket knives to smart phones, humans keep inventing ever-more-sophisticated tools.…
The best time to harvest yams? Science says when the lower leaves turn yellow
A vendor holds a tuber of yam for sale at the popular Mile 12 market in Lagos. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP…
Seychelles is becoming overwhelmed by marine plastic – we now know where it comes from
A green turtle on Aldabra entangled in abandoned fishing gear. Rich Baxter, CC BY-NC-ND Noam Vogt-Vincent, University of Oxford and…
Device transmits radio waves with almost no power – without violating the laws of physics
This experimental setup shows an ultra-low-power wireless communications device that could one day be used in tiny remote sensors. Zerina…
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ChatGPT is better used for playacting than playing at finding facts. EvgeniyShkolenko/iStock via Getty Images Jonathan May, University of Southern…
It’ll take 150 years to map Africa’s biodiversity at the current rate. We can’t protect what we don’t know
Niassa Special Reserve in Northern Mozambique’s is just one of the continent’s under-mapped biodiversity areas. Harith Omar Morgadinho Farooq Harith…
Installing solar-powered refrigerators in developing countries is an effective way to reduce hunger and slow climate change
People buy produce at a wholesale market in Nakuru, Kenya, on Dec. 24, 2022. James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images…
Nigeria’s university system needs radical reform: student loans for more than 100 million people might be a good place to start
There should be a rethink of Nigeria’s public university system. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images David Mba, University…
Nigeria’s university system needs radical reform: student loans for more than 100 million people might be a good place to start
There should be a rethink of Nigeria’s public university system. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images David Mba, University…
