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A 9 500-year-old cremation in northern Malawi shows hunter-gatherers engaged in complex ritual practices far earlier than previously thought. (Designed on Canva)

Malawi cremation site rewrites Africa’s burial history

A 9 500-year-old cremation in northern Malawi shows hunter-gatherers engaged in complex ritual practices far earlier than previously thought

  • Eyaaz
4 min read
The research team in front of the main nest. (Michele Francis)

World’s oldest termite mounds discovered in SA are key to climate change and carbon storage studies

There is growing evidence that termites have a substantial but still poorly understood role in the carbon cycle

  • Des Erasmus
5 min read