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Student discovers 500-million-year-old ‘Living Fossil’ on science expedition-- here's what it is
In South Africa's Karoo region, a university student's exploration led to the discovery of Peripatopsis barnardi, a new ...
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New species of rain frog discovered in South Africa
In the damp, grassy slopes of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, an unassuming amphibian has leapt into the scientific ...
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South Africa Signs High Seas Treaty to Protect Marine Biodiversity Globally
The BBNJ Agreement is a testament to multilateralism in action, and we call on all Member States and regional organisations ...
Discovery of a Lifetime: Student Discovers Ancient “Living Fossil” Underneath Rock
A newly discovered velvet worm species is the first ever found in South Africa's arid Karoo region. In March 2022, ...
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South Africa: Rooibos farmers unite agriculture, conservation for biodiversity
South Africa is facing significant biodiversity loss, with natural vegetation declining by 0.12% annually between 1990 and 2018, and the rate doubling to 0.24% from 2014 to 2018. To combat this, the ...
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Discovery Of 78,000-Year-Old Artifacts In East Africa Changes Our Understanding Of The Stone Age
But ideas on how and why this happened come primarily from research on South Africa and the Rift Valley ... really excited ...