Latest News
Solar power could stabilise Nigeria's electricity grid and save it money
shutterstock. Samuel Ayokunle Olowosejeje, University College Cork Lengthy power cuts are pretty much a daily experience in Nigeria. The country’s…
Africa's growing lead battery industry is causing extensive contamination
Serious lead poisoning cases are a growing problem on the continent. GeetyImages Faridah Hussein Were, University of Nairobi Africa is…
Ethiopia builds Africa’s first energy plant that converts trash into electricity
Waste management is one of the biggest challenges confronting many African countries. The issue of collection, management and disposal…
Sex in space: Could technology meet astronauts' intimate needs?
As plans for space exploration expand, how will sex and desire be addressed in these larger, longer missions? (Shutterstock) Simon…
The unexpected link between the ozone hole and Arctic warming
Temperatures are warming faster in the Arctic than anywhere else in the world. Water and sewer pipes in Iqaluit, Nunavut,…
Popular News
News Overhaul educational system to align with industry needs- Zulum…
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Carolyn Heward, James Cook University; Luisa Wigg,…
Sylvia Plath. Marhus/Shutterstock Andrew Dean, Deakin University Here are some…
A blind man sits an exam in Beijing, Oct…
Family Of Doctors Where All 5 Sisters Are Medical Doctors
Five Nigerian sisters have been praised after attaining a most awesome feat of becoming medical doctors. The Aliu sisters who…
How the term 'Anthropocene' jumped from geoscience to hashtags - before most of us knew what it meant
Though its use has grown in the last decade, the Anthropocene concept has been around since the 19th century. John…
If our plan fails, can we improvise?
Oops! CC BY António Abrantes, ICN Business School There is an old Yiddish proverb that says “Man plans and God…
SPECIAL REPORT: Why Nigeria’s electricity woes will remain despite Siemens’ 23,000MW target
In July last year, the mood of Nigerians was livened up, then some fresh hope followed. President Muhammadu Buhari had…
INVESTIGATION: Abandoned NDDC school projects litter Rivers Communities
As it drizzled one October morning in Port Harcourt, Samuel Tamuno stepped out of an office where he had been…
