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    Quest Volume 4 Number 1
    (2007) Levieux, Candice; Walker -, A.D.M; Ansorge, Isabelle; Rouault, Mathieu; Reason, Chris; Lategan, Bernard; Cilliers, Paul; Hofmeyr, Jannie; Strever, Albert; Charles, Phil; Gillman, Mark; Kotze, Victor; Gevers, Wieland
    Contents: International Polar Year - The South African National Antarctic Programme - Addressing the global issues: The 730-day International Polar Year - The history behind IPY: Southern Ocean hotspots - Underwater disturbances and ocean currents: Predicting South African rainfall - It's not easy!: Polar convergence of art and science - A common mission in Antarctica: STIAS - a centre for African solutions- How to build a creative space for the mind: Historical memory and healing? - Looking to the future: Grappling with complexity - Facing diversity - Seeking a common language of life: Biology examines its interactions - The Mostertsdrift experimental vineyard Pinotage gets better all the time: Viewpoint - Bridging the digital divide - In search of cheap, reliable bandwidth: Science news- Meditation go-ahead; Fine-tune those precision instruments - Communication for Africa - Telephone access; EASSy does it; A wireless option - Carbon emissions worse than expected; Computer users be warned; Red List alert; The good news B Careers interview Work in electrical engineering and in space physics - talks with Pierre Cilliers: Biotechnology and Health: The S& T tourist Travelling companions - Getting around with books: Your questions answered - Understanding planets & beating addictions: The quest for high-temperature superconductivity
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    Quest Volume 4 Number 2
    (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2007) Eckardt, Frank; Compton, John; Cooper, Antony; du Plessis, Chrisna; de Wit, Maarten; Mccourt, Steve; Durrheim, Ray; Ansorge, Isabelle; de Villiers, Stephanie; Li, Xin; Goodier, Sarah; Cotterill, Woody; Nhleko, Lebogang; Strachan, Leslie; Frost-Killian, Susan; Haldorsen, Sylvi; Grosch, Eugene; Gevers, Wieland; Anderson, John; Mashua, Tebogo; Langerman, Fritha; Vorster, Este; Vorster, Este
    Contents: IYPE Out of Africa - South African National Committee for the International Year of Planet Earth - The world celebrates and the Earth sciences get down to business Features: African landscapes from remote sensing - Clear views in 3D: Climate: past changes & future uncertainties - Reading the rock record helps: Megacities - Coping with urbanization: Viewpoint Mineral resources - wealth at a frightening price People and planet pay up: Earth: gigantic recycling machine: How the planet sustains life Africa Array - Seismic stations and geoscientists Ocean crossroad at the tip of Africa: Where the waters move and meet DNA clocks for dating landforms - Animals and landscapes evolve together: Groundwater: managing dwindling reserves - Finding and caring for precious water Geohazards: the risks beneath our feet - Staying safe: Nurturing soil - It's payback time: Healthy foods from Mother Earth - Pioneering dietary guidelines: Art and map-making - Seeing the world in different ways: Africa Alive Corridors - Our continent - our heritage: Fact files - Urban facts -What is soil? - Malnutrition in South Africa: Your questions answered - Why does oceanography matter? What makes oceans salty?: The S&T tourist Water in the iSimangaliso - Wetland Park: Careers Work in geology:
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    Quest Volume 5 Number 3
    (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf); Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), 2009) James, Wilmot; Bruton, Mike; Keynes, Randal; Rogers, John; Howerda, Benne; Wright, Caradee; Brand, Mariette; Loader, Lacea; Ansorge, Isabelle; Attwood, Claire; Branch, George; Backwell, Lucinda
    Charles Darwin at the Cape: On his voyage around the world in the Beagle Darwin singled out the Cape in his notebooks; Charles Darwin: Reluctant hero of science?: Charles Darwin was a modest, self-taught biologist living at home with his family; Darwin at home - His love of science: Darwin's great-great-grandson looks at how Darwin pursued his love of science with his family; Darwin as a geologist: Few people realise that Darwin's first love was geology; The many colours of Galaxies: Astronomers use light to see galaxies providing an array of astonishing effects; You, me and UV - Under the sun Just how harmful are the rays that make us 'sunny South Africa'?; Managed Cape honeybee colonies and conservation: There is more to the production of honey than we realise; How might drought affect biodiversity in South Africa?: Will climate fluctuations affect the biodiversity of the succulent Karoo?; Young concerns: How one small clinic is responding to the challenge of increasing HIV prevalence young people; A year-long celebration of life and survival: How the University of the Free State is celebrating Darwin's life; Gateways to the West: Understanding the ocean circulation at the Mascarene Plateau Research in a remote part of the Indian Ocean gives us important information about the biological and oceanographic effects of the currents in the area; Teaching and learning about evolution: Part 2 Dealing with the controversies;
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    Quest Volume 9 Number 1
    (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2013) Ansorge, Isabelle; Roberts, Mike; Mtsonti, Thomas; Noyon, Margaux; Treasure, Anne; Bester, Marthan; Tosh, Cheryl; Morris, Tommy; Vianello, Patrick; Swart, Seb; du Plessis, Gerda; Jacobs, Christopher; Butler, Jennifer; Mokete, Kaogo; du Plessis, Marcel; Blair, Alistair
    Our changing oceans: Isabelle Ansorge and Mike Roberts explain South Africa's role in investigating the changes; Robots in the ocean Thomas Mtsonti and Isabelle Ansorge explain the global ocean observing system; New ways to study zooplankton: Innovation has changed our understanding of this vital link in the ocean's food chains; Invasive aliens in Antarctica: Even the remote Antarctic continent has problems with invasive alien species; High in the food chain - seals in the Southern Ocean: Three decades of research have given scientists a lot of insight into the importance of seals in the Southern Ocean; A swirly world - measuring ocean currents from the new SA Agulhas II; Tammy Morris, Isabelle Ansorge and Patrick Vianello explain the importance of understanding ocean currents: Gliders in the ocean Africa's first ocean gliders navigate the turbid and remote Antarctic waters; Microbes in the ocean Gerda du Plessis introduces us to microscopic plankton: Life at sea Christopher Jacobs, Jennifer Butler, Mokete Kaogo, Alistair Blair and Marcel du Plessis give an honours student's perspective on life on the SA Agulhas II.
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