Seven students from Carnarvon High School, all in grades 9 and 10, went to an international robotics competition in Marrakech, Morocco and placed 33rd out of 66 teams. There were teams from 50 different countries that participated in the competition.
Science Stars chats to Phindiwe Nqanqaru about her journey from being a young woman who didn’t have access to coding education to co-founding an NPO that creates spaces where women and girls can be empowered through technology and innovation.
The Deputy Minister, Buti Manamela, from the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), visited the Reconstructed Living Labs (RLabs) facility on Thursday, May 25, in Westridge, Mitchells Plain.
See a sea squid National Geographic reported that the first photos of the very elusive giant squid were taken in 2004. Prior to this, scientists…
Africa is home to 60% of the world’s arable land – it is considered an important centre of agricultural production. It has enormous potential to meet our own food needs and those of other countries on other continents. But several factors are changing the environment in which our continent’s agriculture operates and are leading to huge concerns around food security. (Food security means that not all people have access to safe, affordable and nutritious food.) Science Stars looks at what has changed over the years for our continent, how we are coping today, and what the best way forward is.
Some of the greatest benefits of hydroponic farming are that it allows people to produce and provide food at any place, anywhere in the world. Plants also tend to grow 20% faster in hydronic systems than plants grown in soil.
Have you ever studied for long hours during the day and then struggled to recollect the subject matter? Do you enter the exam room nervous…