Declining Arctic ice threatens polar food web

The impact of climate change on the algae that live in Arctic sea ice is likely to be large and complex, according to models co-developed by the University of Cape Town (UCT). Declining sea ice in the Arctic could have a large and complex impact on sea-ice algae – the...

Sweden reopens Assange rape case

The Swedish Prosecution Authority will reopen its case against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The deputy-director of public prosecution, Eva-Marie Persson, has decided to reopen the Assange case that was previously discontinued. The authority has requested that...
Meet the women driving science at NASA

Meet the women driving science at NASA

For the first time in NASA’s history, women are in charge of three out of four science divisions at the agency. The Earth Science, Heliophysics and Planetary Science divisions now all have women at the helm. Each hails from a different country and brings unique...

Successful businesses more likely to adopt AI

South African firms with double-digit growth are more than twice as likely to actively be using artificial intelligence (AI) compared to lower-growth businesses. This is according to research by Microsoft, Altimeter Group and the University of St Gallen in Switzerland...

Telecoms market braces for 5G shake-up

Worldwide spending on telecom services and pay TV services totaled $1 615-billion in 2018, an increase of 0,8% year over year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Telecom Services Database. IDC expects for the worldwide spending on Telecom...

Vodacom set to grow financial services revenue

Vodacom has announced that group service revenue was up 5% to R74,2-billion, according to preliminary results for the year ended 31 March. Group revenue increased 4,3% to R90,1-billion. The group has also grown its customer base by 5,8% to 110-million customers. The...