New plant bug with spiny armor discovered on toxic succulents in South Africa
A new spiny plant bug genus and species, Fatumocoris flattirei, has been discovered breeding on the toxic succulent Cotyledon orbiculata ...
Tag: South Africa
Fatigue Strikes Hard: South African Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Face Heavy Burden
A new South African study finds that nearly three-quarters of rheumatoid arthritis patients experience fatigue, with severe exhaustion linked to ...
Surveillance Data Point the Way to Light-Based Diagnostics for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Rural South Africa
Researchers in South Africa's rural Eastern Cape used routine drug-resistant tuberculosis surveillance data from 402 patients to prioritize the genes ...
Trust Is Not a Trait: African Study Reveals a Four-Step Architecture of Human Cooperation
A qualitative study across Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa finds that trust is a dynamic four-part psychological architecture that collapses ...
What Social Science Teaches Us About Reinventing Sanitation in South Africa
A new PLOS Water study draws on six social assessment processes in eThekwini Municipality to show how social science can ...
Invasive Root Rot Pathogen Reveals Three Clonal Lineages and Surprising Ploidy Differences
Genome-wide sequencing of 85 isolates confirms that the invasive root rot pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi comprises three clonal lineages, two predominantly ...
Inside South Africa’s Struggle to Guarantee Quality Early Childhood Care for Millions of Children
A new study of fifteen frontline stakeholders in Gauteng reveals how practitioner-led quality initiatives in South African early childhood development ...
Peer Groups Take Center Stage in Bold Trial Targeting Substance Use and Gender Norms in Southern Africa
A new cluster randomized trial will test whether an eight-session peer intervention delivered inside vocational training programs can reduce substance ...
Why Children Walking to School in South African Townships Face Unseen Road Dangers
A systems analysis of eight school zones in Nkowankowa Township reveals that unclear governance, patchy infrastructure, and weak institutional support ...
Inside Africa’s Largest Hospital: Five Years of Interventional Radiology Reveal a Service Shaped by Crisis
A five-year audit of 1,443 procedures at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital shows that drainage and decompression dominated the body ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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