Vol. 115 No. 7/8 (2019)

About the cover:

The iconic sardine. In an article in this issue, Fitchett and colleagues examine the progressive delay in the timing of South Africa’s annual sardine migration.

Full online issue available here.

Published: 2019-07-30

Full Issue

Leader

The Anthropocene

Jane Carruthers
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Obituary

Sydney Brenner (1927–2019): The opening game

Michèle Ramsay
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Book Review

Rebels and rage: Reflecting on #FeesMustFall – A review

Stuart T. Saunders
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African science: Better but still inadequate

Renfrew Christie
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Why are so many young people NEETs?

Jenny Grice
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The power of books and their censorship in South Africa

Keyan G. Tomaselli
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Commentary

The darker side of quantitative academic performance metrics

Casparus J. Crous
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Creating knowledge democracy in South Africa: The role of communities of practice

Camilla Adelle
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Challenges and solutions to establishing and sustaining citizen science projects in South Africa

Joseph M. Hulbert, Sophia C. Turner, Samantha L. Scott
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Society’s needs cannot be met by applied science alone: A response to Cochrane et al. (2019)

David Glassom, Ursula M. Scharler, Angus H.H. Macdonald
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Reply to ‘Society’s needs cannot be met by applied science alone: A response to Cochrane et al. (2019)’

Kevern L. Cochrane, Warwick H.H. Sauer, Shankar Aswani
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An optimistic vision for biosciences in South Africa: A response to the ASSAf report on human genetics and genomics

Donrich Thaldar, Julian Kinderlerer, Sheetal Soni
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An optimistic vision for biosciences in South Africa: Reply to Thaldar et al. (2019)

Michael S. Pepper, Collet Dandara, Jantina de Vries, Amaboo Dhai, Melodie Labuschaigne, Freddy Mnyongani, Keymanthri Moodley, Antonel Olckers, Anne Pope, Raj Ramesar, Michèle Ramsay, Wayne Towers
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Review Article

Human evolution in the South African school curriculum

Clarisa Sutherland, Ericka N. L'Abbé
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Cardioprotection conferred by rooibos (Aspalathus linearis): A mini review to highlight a potential mechanism of action

Gerald J. Maarman
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Research Article

A 20-year evaluation of PLAAS research outputs: Impact on the scholarly domain and in social media

Gillian Kerchhoff, Michelle Kahn, Mary Nassimbeni
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Transition to open: A metrics analysis of discoverability and accessibility of LIS scholarship

Jaya Raju, Andiswa Mfengu, Michelle Kahn, Reggie Raju
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Corrosion map of South Africa’s macro atmosphere

Darelle T. Janse van Rensburg, Lesley A. Cornish, Josias van der Merwe
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Progressive delays in the timing of sardine migration in the southwest Indian Ocean

Jennifer M. Fitchett, Stefan W. Grab, Heinrich Portwig
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Aerial map demonstrates erosional patterns and changing topography at Isimila, Tanzania

Kersten Bergstrom, Austin B. Lawrence, Alex J. Pelissero, Lauren J. Hammond, Eliwasa Maro, Henry T. Bunn, Charles M. Musiba
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An analysis of the effect of tooth wear on bovid identification

Juliet K. Brophy, Gregory J. Matthews, George K. Thiruvathukal
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Genetic diversity of African clawless otters (Aonyx capensis) occurring in urbanised areas of Gauteng, South Africa

Damian W. Ponsonby, M. Thabang Madisha, Ute Schwaibold, Desiré L. Dalton
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Biodegradability and kinetic studies on biomethane production from okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) waste

Samson N. Ugwu, Christopher C. Enweremadu
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Research Letter

Estimation of radon potential through measurement of uranium concentrations in granite geology

Jacques Bezuidenhout
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