Technology and Science

By Emmanuel Nduka A Nigerian-born lawyer and politician, Owolabi Salis, has etched his name into history by becoming the first Nigerian to journey into space. Salis was among six passengers aboard Blue Origin’s NS-33 suborbital mission,...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that the government efficiency department should investigate the subsidies to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's companies to save money, successfully reigniting a war of words with the...

A groundbreaking study published in Nature has uncovered why modern humans successfully colonized the world around 50,000 years ago, while earlier migrations from Africa failed. The key lies in ecological adaptability, our ancestors' ability to thrive...

A groundbreaking three-year study by University of Cambridge researchers has upended conventional wisdom about pangolin conservation in West Africa, revealing that local bushmeat consumption, not international-scale scale trafficking, drives the overwhelming majority of pangolin killings in...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has embarked on an unprecedented environmental mission, establishing what will become the world's largest tropical forest reserve. In a landmark move this January, the Congolese government approved legislation creating a 540,000...

South Africa is rising by up to 2 millimeters per year, and new research suggests that climate change-driven droughts, not just geological forces, are to blame. The findings, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid...