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*2003 World Summit Award recognition
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Winner of the NSTF Award for Science
Winner of the Highway Africa New Media award
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This Month's Features
Extinction - rapidly unfolding
 "The
scientific evidence of a serious extinction crisis is mounting" as
latest IUCN Red List of Threatened Species paints a grim picture
for biodiversity.
Earth Claw rises again
 Wind
and rain were scouring the fossils into dust. But a team of
scientists got there in time to discover a new species of dinosaur
called Aardonyx.
Flying reptile, evolutionary gap
 Scientists
have identified a new type of flying reptile – providing the first
clear evidence of an unusual and controversial type of evolution.
Mali's million dollar rain
 Faking
snow in the desert in Mali to boost rain has become commonplace in a
bid to keep crops and communities alive.
Health
Fake medicines on the rise
 New
bid to address the rising tide of substandard and counterfeit
medicines which represent a threat to public health worldwide but
poses a particular problem in developing countries.
DDT's catch-22
While saving lives by reducing malaria, DDT spraying of homes linked
with significant rise in boys born with urogenital defects.
Insight & Opinion
Revisiting literacy in rural Africa
 Literacy
in rural Africa is yet to incorporate the key driver for change:
scientific literacy, without which rural Africans cannot engage in
combating changes in the environment.
The future of science centres
 Worldwide,
science centres have come under fire to prove their value. In SA the
recession has hit local science centres, which meet this month to
chart a survival strategy.
Saving Women through science
Approximately four million women, newborns, and children in
sub-Saharan Africa could be saved every year if high-quality,
affordable health care was made available to 90 percent of families.
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In this Issue
Scientists observe how a lightning strike in Africa helps take the pulse
of the sun. New tool for tracking solar rotation.
New species of spider discovered in South Africa is the largest
web-spinning species known.
Introducing a single gene into yeast, results in significant improvements
in bioethanol production from agricultural waste material.
Discovery of a new mosquito in the under-researched areas of the
Democratic Republic of Congo raises fears of a new vector for malaria.
International concern over hordes of toxic chemicals used to make
narcotics found in several sites in the capital of Ghana.
Based on research showing that male circumcision reduces the risk of HIV
infection among men by up to 60 percent, Kenya sets sights on its one
million man programme.
Test and treat.
With 1 500 new infections reported per day, rate of new interventions needed
to stop HIV/Aids pandemic in its tracks.
Agriculture
Maize fungi which produce potent toxins are given a dose of their own
medicine with a natural fungal biocontrol agent.
Headache for SA farmers as another exotic whitefly establishes itself in
South Africa .
NEPAD and AGRA are poised to
scale-up efforts in countries across sub-Saharan Africa, as they join forces
to boost agricultural productivity.
Science Education
Making the difference. AIMS bridges the gap in mathematics education in
Africa, offering world class training to young scientists from across the
continent.
Demistifying science at Sci-Bono southern Africa's largest science
centre, is all part of the deal as it takes you on a fun journey to bring
out your inner scientist.
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