Long COVID: Female sex, older age and existing health problems increase risk, say new research
Symptoms can include fatigue, breathlessness, difficulty concentrating and many more – but the precise nature of the symptoms is not well …
Fortress Conservation: Tension in Tanzania’s Loliondo as troops move in to evict Maasai to make way for game reserve
The game reserve, once it materialises, will reportedly be used by the UAE royal family
This World Oceans Day let’s talk about marine litter
Environmental issues in the sea affect the coasts and the lands they surround & vice versa
Malaria elimination: South Africa needs to regroup and refocus to get there
For the second time in a decade, South Africa is set to miss its malaria-elimination target
Wins, missteps and lessons: African experts reflect on 2 years of COVID-19 response
Health workforce in Nigeria, and indeed Africa, has to be seen as critical to national development, say experts
Good while it lasted - I: 6th mass extinction underway, courtesy humans
Earth is losing species at an unprecedented rate; This marks the beginning of the Anthropocene Epoch, a self-aggrandising nomenclature that …
Climate justice, now: Latest IPCC report just told us why we need that
IPCC’s latest climate report provides evidence that climate-justice needs to be at the centre of global policymaking
Bizarre patent tussles over a COVID-19 jab
Moderna’s many intellectual property disputes over its vaccine highlight the need for a patent-free regime to fight the pandemic
Nanosatellite launch is a big step forward for African space science
The MDASat nanosatellite constellation is designed to collect data that will enhance the security and protection of South African marine resources
Russia blocks UN resolution on climate change fearing unwarranted western intervention
On Monday, India voted ‘no’ as well, while China abstained from voting
‘More women reach extreme ages than men’
Down To Earth speaks to Michael Pearce from the University of Washington in the United States about the possibility that the world record for …
Rwanda and Senegal will host Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine plants: What’s known so far
Only Tunisia, Senegal, Egypt, Ethiopia, and South Africa have varying capabilities to produce and fill or finish vaccines
Pan-African research networks are needed to manage continent’s plastic pollution threat
These first steps would help drive evidence-based recommendations relevant to the African context
In a first, 4 West African countries commit to cooperate on Senegalo-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin
The Senegalo-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin is the largest in West Africa; Four countries have now agreed to cooperate on sharing it peaceably, …
World Youth Day: Digital economy can boost livelihood opportunities for young refugees
Digital labour and e-commerce platforms can help refugees and displaced people transition to decent work, says ILO report
World Elephant Day: It is time to retire Amer Fort’s working elephants
A non-profit, World Animal Protection, has urged the Rajasthan government to retire elephants used to give joyrides to tourists at Amer Fort in Jaipur
The Tokyo Games prove that the Olympics are less relevant than ever
Our world is on fire, a pandemic rages on and the rich keep getting richer. In such a context, how can the Tokyo Olympics be anything other than …
Undercover investigations expose wildlife killing contests in the US
Welcome to the cruel world of wildlife killing contests, family events where children play amidst piles of slaughtered animals — and legal …
‘Vapour on Venus will tell us if it’s alive’
More than two-and-a-half decades after its last missions to Venus, NASA has planned a trip to Earth’s nearest neighbour
Small towns are collapsing across South Africa. How it’s starting to affect farming
There is growing evidence that governance and service delivery failures are affecting functioning and efficiencies of farming and agribusinesses …
International Biodiversity Day 2021: We are part of the solution
Let us make the International Biodiversity Day a routine action rather than a mere one-day celebration every year
Poor nutrition changes the way a body fights infection: This might protect against severe COVID-19
Deficient leptin levels caused by malnutrition might protect against severe infection and death, says study
As press freedom continues to struggle in Kenya, alternatives keep hope alive
As we mark World Press Freedom Day 2021, let us remember that 2020 was terrible for the press in many parts of the world.
How COVID-19 startled Rwanda that seemed to have it under control
Rwanda's efforts to tackle the first wave of infections were recognised internationally
Offshore gas finds offered major promise for Mozambique: what went wrong
There have been no material benefits for the people of Cabo Delgado and many locals were evicted