Quest Volume 13 Number 3 2017
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Date
2017
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Academy of Science of South Africa
Sponsorship
Department of Science and Technology
Abstract
Conservation through film (Lize Joubert-van der Merwe shares her excitement around a conservation documentary); ‘First light’: Expansion of the radio astronomy network to Ghana (Lorenzo Reynard showcases Ghana’s role in the African very long baseline Interferometer Network); The Harlequin ladybird: The bad side of a cute beetle (Ingrid Minnaar explains why ladybirds are not cute); Legends of South African Science (ASSAf celebrates 20 years by featuring important South African scientists); Because Science is Fun - Stories of Emerging Female Scientists in South Africa (Caradee Wright shares twenty-five journeys of ordinary South Africans living extraordinary lives); Why is pi (π) important? (Jan Smit and Ashleigh Pieterse explain the importance of the constant pi); Science Lens (Science in photography); Listen up! Eavesdropping on Cape Peninsula endemics (Marike Louw tells us about listening to frogs); This Enigmatic Dinosaur may be the missing link in an evolution mystery; New research reveals earliest directly dated rock paintings from southern Africa; 400 million-year-old fish fossil reveals jaw structure linked to humans; Urbanisation and electricity are not to blame for sleep loss, new study finds; Aardvarks’ tragic fate points to worrying consequences for wildlife as a result of climate change; New shrimp species has unique association with octopus.
Description
Cite: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2017). Quest: Science for South Africa, 13(3). [Online] Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/86
Subject
Conservation , Radio , Astronomy , Harlequin , Science , First light , Interferometer Network , Cute Beetle , Octopus , Climate change , Rock paintings , Shrimp species , Enigmatic Dinosaur , Urbanisation , Ecological networksDOI
Citation
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2017). Quest: Science for South Africa, 13(3). [Online] Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/86
Peer review status
Non-Peer Reviewed