Arctic carbon cycle is speeding up

Arctic carbon cycle is speeding up

When people think of the Arctic, snow, ice and polar bears come to mind. Trees? Not so much. At least not yet. A new NASA-led study using data from the Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) shows that carbon in Alaska’s North Slope tundra ecosystems...
Is AI the silver bullet for cybersecurity challenges?

Is AI the silver bullet for cybersecurity challenges?

The recent hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is deceiving three in four IT decision makers (75%) into believing the technologies are the silver bullet to solving their cybersecurity challenges. The hype, according to new research...
SA slow in advancing women to executive level

SA slow in advancing women to executive level

Despite some organisations taking steps to boost the number of women at executive level, progress is still slow. The proportion of women to men in executive roles is still low, with only one female CEO among the JSE top 40 companies. These are some of the findings...
SpaceX, Boeing test cost-effective space travel

SpaceX, Boeing test cost-effective space travel

The first test flights for new spacecraft designed by commercial companies in collaboration with NASA to carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station from the US are known as Demo-1 for SpaceX and Orbital Flight Test for Boeing. NASA’s goal in...
Build your own Mars rover …

Build your own Mars rover …

Have you ever wondered what it takes to build a machine like NASA’s Curiosity rover, part of the Mars Science Laboratory project? Now students, hobbyists and enthusiasts can get a taste of what it is like to construct a scaled-down version of a rover using plans...
Combatting economic crime

Combatting economic crime

Economic crime is harming businesses at a staggering rate throughout the world and, with digital innovation and technology giving rise to new attack surfaces for economic criminals and fraudsters, the rate of instances are growing at exponential levels. According to...