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Quest Volume 5 Number 2 2009
Authors : Pickering, Travis | Heaton, Jason | Sutton, Morris | Brain, Bob | de Jager, Okkie | Venter, Louis | Meincken, Martina | Samways, Michael | Pryke, James | Attwood, Claire | Tweddle, Denis | Govender, Catherine | Branch, George | Friedling, Jacqui
Year of Publication : 2009
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Abstract (English) : Contents: Roots, bugs and venison: Prehistoric cuisine at Swartkrans Cave - How did diet shape human evolution? The rich assemblage of early hominin fossils at Swartkrans has helped to uncover this important aspect of our past: Uncovering early human behaviour Excavations at Swartkrans show the contribution of the fossils found there to our understanding of Early and Middle Stone Age hominins; Were our early ancestors murderers and head-hunters? A prehistoric detective story - Raymond Dart was convinced that early hominins were savage hunters, but Bob Brain shows that they were the hunted: Gamma-ray astronomy in southern Africa:
the quantum leap from HESS to CTA - Gamma-ray astronomy in southern Africa has taken a giant leap with the installation of a new dish that will add significantly to the HESS telescopes capabilities: South Africa on the brink: climate change on our doorstep - QUEST looks at two books that should give us pause for thought: A braai-wood index - It really doesn't matter what you burn on the braai does it, or does it? Some woods are more eco-friendly than others, it would seem: Rare dragons and damsels return - A conservation success story - the return of endangered species to rehabilitated environments in the Western Cape: Unlocking the secrets of the sea: new fish species in the Indian Ocean - South African biologists and oceanographers are conducting pioneering oceanographic research in the western Indian Ocean: Models of hope: Developing molecules for fighting breast cancer - Cell biologists in South Africa are carrying out some important research into potential chemotherapeutic agents against breast cancer: Carbon isotopes, photosynthesis and archaeology - An understanding of the different pathways that occur during photosynthesis allows us to reconstruct prehistoric diets: Viewpoint - Teaching and learning about evolution: Evolution makes sense of biology - but no topic in science is more controversial: Citizen science flourishes at the Animal Demography Unit - The University of Cape Town's Animal Demography Unit offers anyone the opportunity to take part in important research: Careers in science - What can we learn from skeletal material? Knowing what the bones of the dead can tell us can make for an exciting and varied career:
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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