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How the term 'Anthropocene' jumped from geoscience to hashtags - before most of us knew what it meant
Though its use has grown in the last decade, the Anthropocene concept has been around since the 19th century. John…
If our plan fails, can we improvise?
Oops! CC BY António Abrantes, ICN Business School There is an old Yiddish proverb that says “Man plans and God…
SPECIAL REPORT: Why Nigeria’s electricity woes will remain despite Siemens’ 23,000MW target
In July last year, the mood of Nigerians was livened up, then some fresh hope followed. President Muhammadu Buhari had…
INVESTIGATION: Abandoned NDDC school projects litter Rivers Communities
As it drizzled one October morning in Port Harcourt, Samuel Tamuno stepped out of an office where he had been…
Teacher stuns her class by donning bodysuit showing images of internal organs to teach them about anatomy in Spanish school
A teacher found an innovative way to teach her students anatomy by donning a bodysuit showing where organs are placed. …
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I asked Tanzanians about studying in China: here's what they said
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Google claims to have invented a quantum computer, but IBM begs to differ
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