New Space Weather Network Extends over Africa
Sensors will monitor solar emissions that threaten GPS and radio signals
Stories by Sarah Wild
African Countries Scramble to Ramp up Testing for COVID-19
Nations in the continent, which have had to import testing supplies and bid against richer countries, are trying to develop their own tests
Antipoaching Tech Tracks COVID-19 Flare-Ups in South Africa
Coming out of lockdown, the country is relying on thousands of local case trackers and on software, once used to protect rhinoceroses, for disease surveillance
Scientists Find Early Evidence of Humans Cooking Starches
More than 100 millennia ago, people were roasting tubers—a practice that fueled their bodies and may have aided migrations
Supersensitive Telescope Gets Global Governing Body
CERN-like organization will oversee the construction and operation of the powerful Square Kilometer Array
Geologists Measure Bullet Damage to Ancient Middle Eastern Settlements
The ultimate goal is to inform efforts to conserve or repair heritage sites
South Africa’s Invasive Species Guzzle Water and Hurt the Economy
The country’s pioneering first report on its biological invaders paints a dire picture for resources and biodiversity
South Africa Pushes Science to Improve Daily Life
Sweeping policy changes aim to refocus research efforts on poverty, unemployment, drought and other national problems
South Africa Celebrates Completion of Gigantic, Supersensitive Telescope
MeerKAT has drawn astronomers, engineers and data scientists from around the world
Zimbabwe’s Scientists Hope Political Change Will Revitalize Research
Academics are optimistic that the end of Robert Mugabe’s authoritarian rule could boost science and international collaboration
Giant Radio Telescope Scaled Back to Contain Costs
Crowding antennas closer together may affect the Square Kilometer Array's ability to observe the early Universe
Ghana Telescope Heralds First Pan-African Array
By converting a defunct communications dish, astronomers are breaking ground on Earth and beyond
Dreams of the Stone Age Dated for First Time in Southern Africa
Ancient rock art research could piece together how the peoples who lived in the region some 5,700 years ago interacted
African Countries Mobilize to Battle Invasive Caterpillars
The fall armyworm has rapidly spread across the continent and is wreaking destruction on staple crops
In South Africa, Opposition Flares against Giant SKA Radio Telescope
For astronomers, convincing communities to host next-generation observatories is an increasingly hard sell
