How looking 250 million years into the past could save modern species: A Permo-Triassic boundary site near Bethulie in South Africa's Free State province. SuppliedMore than 250 million years ago, something huge happened to the Earth: the Permo-Triassic Mass Extinction (PTME), which wiped out almost all of the planet’s species. Now a group of scientists has uncovered … [Read more...] about How looking 250 million years into the past could save modern species | The Conversation
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How climate change could affect African migration patterns | The Conversation
How climate change could affect African migration patterns: There are indications that climate change in Malawi will make the country poorer and its people more static. Meaduva/FlickrPeople are migrating on a scale unseen before. In Africa, countries like Somalia and Libya are losing hundreds of thousands of people. People are making the perilous crossing to Europe or heading … [Read more...] about How climate change could affect African migration patterns | The Conversation
Could cyber heist have been even bigger?
Could cyber heist have been even bigger?: Video: Sources close to Bangladesh Bank tell Reuters that hours before the New York Federal Reserve cleared $ 81 million in fraudulent money requests by hackers, it had identified and identified and rejected the exact same requests. As Reuters’ Ryan Brooks reports, those sources say the Fed had enough warning to cancel the … [Read more...] about Could cyber heist have been even bigger?
Free sanitary towels could help keep Tanzanian girls in school | The Conversation
Free sanitary towels could help keep Tanzanian girls in school: Many girls stay away from school when they're menstruating. Finbarr O'Reilly/ReutersIn the world’s poorer countries and rural areas – most particularly in Africa and Asia – girls who are menstruating usually can’t afford sanitary towels. Instead, they’ll use old rags. Worse, some will use unhygienic … [Read more...] about Free sanitary towels could help keep Tanzanian girls in school | The Conversation
Why Africa could do with a dose of punctuality and cleanliness | The Conversation
Why Africa could do with a dose of punctuality and cleanliness: Kigali, the Rwandan Capital, is setting the pace as one of Africa's cleanest and most punctual cities REUTERS/Frank NyakairuThere are two features of life on the African continent that are fundamentally deadly to socio-economic development. These are lack of cleanliness and punctuality. There is plenty of … [Read more...] about Why Africa could do with a dose of punctuality and cleanliness | The Conversation
