Quest Volume 11 Number 3

van Vuuren, Petrie ; Venter, Zander ; Ryan, Peter ; Mostert, Elana ; Gaertner, Mirijam ; Hall, Stuart ; Mukundamago, Mukundi ; Holmes, Patricia ; Motaung, Keolebogile ; Kobo, Nomkwezana ; Albers, Patricia ; Mathee, Angela ; Naicker, Nisha ; Singh, Smeetha ; Wright, Caradee (2015)

Women in science: QUEST looks at the role of women in science through the ages; To infinity and beyond: women in space science SANSA has many talented women exploring the secrets of the Universe; Awakenings: Petrie Jansen van Vuuren explains how to wake damaged brains; Food for thought: What's at 'steak'?: Zander Venter talks about how food production affects our environment; Aliens and islands: Peter Ryan looks at invasive alien species on remote islands; Solving the puzzle of restoring the missing fynbos; Elana Mostert, Mirijam Gaertner, Stuart Hall, Mukundi Mukundamago and Patricia Holmes explain the importance of restoration in conservation biology; A life in science: QUEST asks Dr Keolebogile Motaung about her life in science; Modelling our oceans: Nomkwezana Kobo explains how her passion for maths led to her study of our oceans; Make science cool at school and change our country's future Caradee Wright and Smeetha Singh explore the benefits of school science clubs; Unravelling the mystery of how dinosaurs get their names; University of Free State researchers work to save giraffes from extinction in Africa; Seabirds find fine dining among jellyfish • Hunter-gatherers ate porridge; What can be done to make sure that wind energy and Africa's vultures co-exist?; The impact of savanna fires on Africa 's rainfall patterns; Valorisation of chicken feathers into high-value materials; CSIR to reposition SA's pulp and paper industry.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/375
Publisher: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Sponsorship: Academy of Science of South Africa: Department of Science and Innovation
Subject: Women in science; Women in space science; SANSA; Universe; Damaged brains; Environment; Aliens; Island; Invasive aliens; Missing fynbos; Make school cool; Unravelling the mystery; Seabirds; Hunter gathers; porridge; Africa's -rainfall; Valorisation; Chicken feathers; High-value materials; CSIR; Pulp and paper industry; University of Free State; Giraffes; Extinction; Savanna fires; Remote island; Food production.


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