Quest Volume 21 Number 4 2025

Loft, Ty; Malhi, Yadvinder; Cembi, Okuhle; Ramnath, Nitha; Henschel, Joh; Gololo, Michelle; McNulty, Niall; Tiki, Zodwa; Makhosonke, Luntu; Kubheka, Duduzile

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Quest Vol 21.4. - Life, abundantly.pdf (3.07 MB)

Editors Note.pdf (183.76 kB)

You want to save the planet - Change the way you think.pdf (206.85 kB)

Africa’s wildlife has lost a third of its natural power.pdf (198.26 kB)

Climade report 2025 warns - climate change is accelerating global epedemics.pdf (193.66 kB)

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Abstract (English) : Want to save the planet?: Change the way you think; Africa’s wildlife has lost a third of its natural ‘power’: Decline of large animals weakens ecosystems’ energy; CLIMADE Report 2025: Climate change is accelerating epidemics; Planting trees to fight climate change? Think again: Why indiscriminately planting trees can damage ecosystems; The promise of perennial crops: Rethinking the plants we grow could reshape agriculture, energy, and the environment simultaneously; Microrefugia: Tiny havens saving insects from climate change; Nature’s memory chips: How fish otoliths (earstones) record a lifetime of environmental data; Hope stands tall World’s first giraffe research facility; Namibian beetle beats the heat: Namib Sprinting Beetle uses speed and airflow to cool itself; Careers focus: Biodiversity Science; Women in Science Awards 2025: Celebrating the eight trailblazing scientists shaping Africa’s future in health, energy, and conservation; AI in Africa: Why local adaptation is the key to transforming classrooms and empowering teachers; Empowering SA’s youth through astronomy: The Cascade Seed Grants Project is bringing the universe to classrooms; How Africa’s quantum tech could rewrite the future: Wits researchers have found a way to stabilise quantum mechanics, positioning Africa as a global frontrunner; Stellenbosch University opens Africa’s most advanced Medical Morphology Learning Centre; Rare fungal infection identified: UFS and NHLS identify the first sub-Saharan case of S. oblongispora mucormycosis; Book review: Finding Endurance. Areview of Darrel Bristow- Bovey’s fresh, human look at Shackleton’s legendary survival story; Subscription

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