Are some routes more prone to air turbulence? Will climate change make it worse?
It seems we are heading into more turbulent times; for the average traveller, the message is simple: when they tell you to fasten your seatbelt, …
Simply Put: Fake calls
Is eVTOL a boon or bane? It depends on how we put it to use
The electric aircraft has low maintenance and operating costs and can be extremely beneficial for emergency situations
There are major issues surrounding legal wildlife trade that have been overlooked
Although some wildlife trade may be legal, it remains immoral; we must accelerate our endeavours to bolster lawful and moral protection to tackle …
What is wind shear? An atmospheric scientist explains how it can tear down hurricanes
Vertical wind shear is present nearly everywhere on Earth, since winds typically move faster at higher altitudes than at the surface.
DTE Coverage: Kenya and East Africa Floods 2024
A dam in the village of Kamuchiri in southern Kenya burst on April 29, killing 45 people
A psychedelic high
Driven by surge in global trials and low success rate of current medications in treating mental health problems, researchers call for home-grown …
The pill that’s roiling US drug regulation
The hard right is challenging FDA’s authority to regulate drugs with its lawsuit to ban America’s most used abortion pill
Combating forest fires in focus on Day 1 of UN forum; India shares revised National Forest Policy
About 100 million hectares of forest or 3% of world’s total forest area affected by fires each year
Rangelands are facing a ‘silent demise’, suffering losses as high as 50%
Past estimates understated actual loss of rangeland health and productivity, states new report by UNCCD
What could the future antibiotic pipeline look like: IFPMA releases its latest report
Without new incentives and antibiotics, burden of resistant infections in high-income countries expected to increase by about 35% over next 10 years
African presidents endorse ‘Nairobi Declaration on fertiliser and soil health’ at special summit in Kenya
The leaders acknowledged that the recent global fertiliser crisis has disproportionately affected Africa
West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes
Customised prèt-a-porter production is a proactive way of addressing unsustainable fashion practices
COP26: Africa’s challenges must steer the climate change conference
Africa carries the heaviest burden of the associated climate change effects
Mapping malaria in Africa: Climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future
By 2100, a general decrease in malaria suitability is projected across the majority of Africa
Snakebites can destroy skin, muscle and even bone – exciting progress on drugs to treat them
WHO estimates that 1.8 million to 2.7 million people are envenomed by snakes annually
Global life expectancy rebounds after COVID-19 dip, could go up by 5 years by 2050
Life expectancy projected to rise by 0.16 years per year 2022-2050 — notably lower than 0.27-year increase seen 1990-2019
Adopt ‘traditional knowledge’ indicators for monitoring global biodiversity framework: Amnesty International
Existing indicators overlook Indigenous rights, fail to recognise these communuities’ essential role in conserving biodiversity
Earth Day 2024 is rightly themed to indicate conflict between our blue planet & the plastic waste monster we have created
Plastic turns into a problem as soon as its disposal is improper and it enters a highly dynamic environment such as the sea
Why is Ghana so hot this year? An expert explains
Rising temperatures in northern Ghana influence the incidence and spread of cerebrospinal meningitis
Minimum wage for South African farm workers: 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor
Low minimum wage compliance was observed among the lowest paid workers — employers did not comply with the new minimum wage
AI has learned how to deceive and manipulate humans. Here’s why it’s time to be concerned
MIT research finds AI systems can strategically withhold information, lie to trick humans into certain actions and even bypass safety tests
Metabolic footprints of cancer cells may help in early diagnosis, shows study
Isotopic markers of cancer cells may make the disease detectable through blood tests, reseachers claim
Ethiopian meteorologists warn of heavy rainfall impact on health, agriculture
Above-average rainfall will damage infrastructure, cause migration and lead to outbreaks of vector- and water-borne diseases
Why so many animals have a third eyelid, including our pets — yet humans don’t
Humans and most primates have evolved to the point where a proper third eyelid is no longer needed
