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Geosciences as a means to address water shortages in Africa

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageHand pumps are used in Africa to help people get access to clean water.Reuters

Geoscience or earth science, is mainly focused on studying the world around us by using various tools like satellites, ground based measurements and chemical analyses at different scales.

While the research area is firmly planted in the earth, it sometimes drifts off into...

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How changes in African traditional medicine research can benefit South Africa

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageThe Western Cape's fynbos is one of South Africa's biodiversity hotspots. Local traditional healers use its leaf material for medicines.Reuters/Mike Hutchings

The South African government’s economic investment in indigenous knowledge has seen the exponential growth of research about medicinal plants and traditional medicines in South Africa.

In...

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