Understanding how animals think, learn and interact with one another can inform the science of ecology, as predator and prey shape their world.
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If you think relationships between male and female animals are simple, it’s time to have a rethink.
AI’s ability to identify ‘technosignatures’ missed by classical algorithms is an exciting step forward for radio astronomers.
Sagittarius A* lies in the southern sky, passing directly above South Africa.
Next-generation radio telescopes unravel the mysteries of ghostly circles in the sky.
Technology is allowing astronomers to study and analyse galaxies in far more detail than was previously possible.
Tracking species over their lifetimes can reveal their climate adaptation secrets.
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Radio galaxies may be the oldest galaxy systems, providing clues to the evolution of galaxies.
Perhaps precisely because they are so elusive, Fast Radio Bursts have received a lot of attention in the years since their discovery.
Astronomy is accessible to anyone with a view of the sky.
Our work with the BBC’s Animals With Cameras showed one family of meerkats had excavated a huge tangle of tunnels.
Puff adders have developed impressive techniques to avoid being detected by predators.
Filming, live-streaming, sharing on your smartphone – and what that could mean for governments.
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Professor of Herpetology, Environmental Physiology and Physiology, Ecology and Evolution, University of the Witwatersrand
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Vice President for Public Affairs & Communications, Tidewater Community College
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PhD Student, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor in Applied Geophysics, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
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South African Research Chair in Physical Cosmology, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town
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Science Director, International Science Council; University of Cape Town
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PhD Candidate, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Ecology, University of Oxford
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Honorary Fellow, Space and Astronomy, CSIRO; Western Sydney University
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Ecology, University of Alberta
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Research Fellow in Conservation Biology and Global Change, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC)
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Postdoctoral researcher, Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Gulbali Institute, Charles Sturt University
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Lecturer, University of Cape Town
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Senior research fellow, Curtin University