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Quest Volume 3 Number 4 2007
Authors : Tiley-Nel, Sian | Kraan-Korteweg, Renee | Woudt, Patrick | Pretorius, Rudi | Mwale, Monica | James, Nikki | Gwaze, Patience | Eason, Jason | Chemaly, Susan | Magugumela, Danai | Povey, Althea | Combrink, Annette | van Wilgen, Brian
Year of Publication : 2007
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Abstract (English) : Contents: Ancient artifacts, adornment, and archaeology - Mapungubwe's precious beads and figurines reveal Africa's distant past: Hidden worlds behind the Milky Way - The Zone of Avoidance, where galaxies have hidden since time began: The state of our environment - Monitoring South Africa's natural resources: Life in estuaries - Pipefish survival: Vulnerable organisms indicate - ecosystem health: Fish larvae smell their way to safety - Discovering what signals attract fishes to their nurseries: What's that brown haze over Cape Town?: Urban air pollution that's dangerous to health: Colour without colour -new generation cosmetics: Photonics and optics light up the way forward: The vitamin B12 story - The pioneering science of Dorothy Hodgkin; Special feature: Science for the Classroom: The search for the missing carbon sink - Max Planck Society: Fact files Environmental facts for South Africa - Some Mapungubwe facts - X-ray crystallography and vitamin 812: Science news -Fighting junk food; Talking heads - How elephants run - Ozone threatens carbon sinks; Beware iPods in a thunderstorm - Tips for decision-makers: QUEST interviews Women in engineering Two prominent civil engineers and their road to success: The S& T tourist Mapungubwe National Park - Repository of natural and human heritage: Careers Working with heritage - Studying astrophysics for related careers: Viewpoint Women in science - cresting the wave
or wiped out?: Your questions answered - Gums, badgers, and economics: Top woman researchers newly elected to ASSAf:
Publisher : Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Sponsorship : The Department of Science and Innovation: Academy of Science of South Africa
ISSN : 1729-830X
Peer Review Status : Non-Peer Reviewed
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