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This Month's Features

Enter here Crops vs pastures
Erosion of pastures is a big climate change threat. New study warns that conversion of pastures to croplands will be major contributor to global warming in Africa.

Enter here Penguins sound alarm
Penguins are sounding the alarm for potentially catastrophic changes in the world's oceans, and the culprit isn't only climate change.

Enter hereCooler is better for abalone  
The warmer the sea water, the more vigilant abalone (perlemoen) farmers should be in controlling worm pests which wreak havoc on the industry.

Enter hereTB diagnosis breakthrough
A new rapid diagnostic test for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a breakthrough for SA with more than 500 000 cases expected this year.

Food

Enter here African rice production gains
With the crunch in rice prices, scientists say that Africa, with its land and water resources, coupled with recent advances, can lead the future in rice farming.

Enter here No food without water
The role of high oil prices, biofuels, changing consumption patterns and erratic weather in driving up the prices of basic foods is well debated. But water remains a key driver.

Insight

Enter hereThe Role of the ‘Negawatt’ in energy
As the country continues its energy battles, SA scientist argues for the technology of cogeneration offers a simple solution with big gains.

Enter here Is the HIV/AIDS emergency over? 
Is it time for the international community and governments to rethink their prioritisation of AIDS over other infectious diseases?  

Enter here HIV/AIDS on the move
Providing HIV/AIDS services to people on the run from armed conflict or natural disaster seems, complicates the emergency.

 

   

 

 

In this Issue

Enter here for the full article How happy is your country? Study reveals that Denmark is the happiest country while Zimbabwe is the unhappiest.

Enter here for the full article Research explains how cranberry juice can prevent urinary tract infections

Enter here for the full article A novel injectable suspension offers treatment hope for SA's 3% of gastroesophageal disease sufferers.

Environment

Enter here for the full article Holiday town solves water blues by harnessing SA's highest yielding borehole.

Enter here for the full article  Scientists use an ingredient found in shampoos to investigate how the oxygen content of the oceans has changed over geologically recent time.

Enter here for the full article China pegged as possible buyer in one-off southern African sale of ivory.

Enter here for the full article Biofuels: The Debate Continues. The benefits and pitfalls of biofuels in SA will be debated at Bio2Biz

Enter here for the full article An area of the Democratic Republic of Congo to become world’s largest protected freshwater site

Education

Enter here for the full articleMerck Biosciences Roadshow and Young Scientist Award launched.

Enter here for the full article South Africa's first computer spelling game in all 11 languages

Enter here for the full articleSouth Africa's first children's book about climate change: kids making a difference.

 

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