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Research news you need to know today in less than 120 seconds. New episode available every Friday at 9:00 am SAST.

Rendy Mulaudzi


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    #223: Severe Drought in Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 1:23


    Further Reading:https://dx.doi.org/10.2760/2135988

    #222: Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Shipping

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 2:04


    Further Reading:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF005255

    #221: Human Impact on Global Biodiversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 1:21


    Further Reading:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08752-2

    #220: The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health in Madagascar

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 1:20


    Further Reading:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2025.100438

    #219: Effects of Pesticides on Bumble Bee Brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 1:14


    Further Reading:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02169-z

    #218: Functional Properties of Tropical Forest Canopies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 1:35


    Further Reading:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08663-2

    #217: New Volcanic Eruption Forecasting Tool

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 1:08


    Further Reading:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56689-x

    #216: Understanding Glacier Lake Outburst Floods

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 1:21


    Further Reading:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-025-00388-w

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    #215: Monitoring Melting of the Arctic Ice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 1:10


    Further Reading:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apor.2024.104316

    #214: Sahara Historical Rainfall Pattern

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 1:03


    Further Reading: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.119195

    #213: Understanding Ebola Virus Transmission

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 0:56


    Further Reading: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adr6140

    #212: Relationship Between Loneliness and Heart Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 1:14


    Further Reading: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-02078-1

    #211: Effects of Microplastics and Nanoplastics on Terrestrial Ecosystems

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 1:53


    Further Reading: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2024.11.018

    #210: Buntu Ngcebetsha, Rhodes University - Imaging the Sky

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 21:17


    More Information: buntungcebetsha@gmail.com

    #209: Understanding Nigeria's Residential Building Energy Use

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 2:12


    Further Reading: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.452

    #208: Discovery of New Bacteria Species

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 1:43


    Further Reading: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53855-5

    #207: The Link Between Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Human Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 2:14


    Further Reading: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2024.09.015

    human health marine protected areas mpas
    #206: Sinalo Grangxabe, Cape Peninsula University of Technology – Community-Based Conservation and Waste Management in South Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 6:06


    #205: Boredi Chidi, Cape Peninsula University of Technology - The Role of Yeast in Food Preservation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 12:24


    For more information, contact Dr Boredi Chidi at ChidiB@cput.ac.za

    #204: Cynthia Dlangamandla, Cape Peninsula University of Technology - The Importance of Wastewater Treatment in South Africa's Poultry Slaughterhouse Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 10:43


    #203: Wild Gorilla Self-Medication

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 1:53


    Further Reading: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306957 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #202: Thandazile Marazula, Cape Peninsula University of Technology - Community Protection from Radiation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 10:37


    Further Reading: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2024.056 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #201: Understanding Blood Sugar Regulation in Bats

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 1:45


    Further Reading: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02485-7 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #200: Michael Agenbag, Cape Peninsula University of Technology - New Theory for Effective Municipal Service Delivery in South Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 20:49


    Further Reading: https://hdl.handle.net/10520/ejc-newgen-v20-n2-a4 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #199: Global Warming and Sea Level Rise

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 0:58


    More Information: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adn1470 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #198: Zambezi River Basin Natural Resource Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 1:10


    More Information: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101030 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #197: What Caused Morocco Earthquake of 2023?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 1:03


    More Information: https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL109052 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #196: Vegetation Change in Inner Mongolia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 0:43


    More Information: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4769 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #195: History of Agriculture in East Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 1:10


    More Information: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.2747 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #194: Discovery of New Plant Species Related to Cocoa Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 1:04


    More Information: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-024-10171-x Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #193: Discovery of New Armadillo Species

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 0:57


    More Information: https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syae027 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #192: World's Last Wild Horse Species

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 0:59


    More Information: https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkae113 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #191: Shrinking Body Size of Gray Whale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 1:10


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17366 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #190: Biodiversity Conservation Governance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 0:59


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2024.03.005 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide

    #189: Impact of Urbanization on Biodiversity in Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 1:05


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01362-2 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide

    #188: Coastal Erosion Projections in California

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 1:03


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01388-6 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide

    #187: Origin of Baobab Trees

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 0:56


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07447-4 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide

    #186: Mosquito Response to Climate Change

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 0:59


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100317 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide

    #185: Rendani Mulaudzi - “The Most Significant Research Findings: Top 50 Scientific Breakthroughs and Discoveries of 2022”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 0:51


    More information: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:4a2ed096-3500-39a4-a77f-511d0efb9a95 Episode Sponsor:Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #184: Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Coral Reefs in Papua New Guinea

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 1:05


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01683-y Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #183: Evolution of Bats from the Solomon Islands

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 0:52


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpae039 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #182: Understanding global concurrent heatwaves and extreme sea level rise

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 1:34


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01274-1 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #181: Arctic Precipitation Changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 1:02


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL107467 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #180: Impacts of Open Waste Burning on Air Quality

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 0:57


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.1231 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #179: Flash Drought Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 1:32


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-024-00618-0 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #178: Tree Wood Density Distribution

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 1:10


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17224 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #177: Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Coral Reefs in Seychelles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 1:11


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55459-x Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #176: Preventing Habitat Loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 1:11


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17211 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #175: Discovery of a New Pseudoscorpion Species

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 1:05


    More information: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1192.111308 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #174: Understanding Wetland Methane Emissions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 1:10


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-01933-3 Episode Sponsor: Naturalresourcetoday.com is a South African scientific research services company, reaching thousands of listeners and readers worldwide.

    #173: The Evolution of Modern Birds

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 1:20


    More information: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2319696121 Episode Sponsor: Natural Resource Today Network (Pty) Ltd: Natural Resource Today is a leading research content distributor, reaching thousands of students worldwide. Visit www.naturalresourcetoday.com

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