National Science Week (NSW) is a nationwide annual celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in South Africa, designed to increase public awareness and participation in science. The programme is coordinated by the National Research Foundation’s South African Agency for...
Applications open for: Overwintering Seabird Field Researcher (Birder) (2x positions) Overwintering Seal Field Researcher (Sealer) (2x positions) Overwintering Killer Whale Field Researcher (Killer Whaler) (1x positions) The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) Egagasini Node,...
Riesna R. Audh, from the South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI) that is hosted by the NRF-SAEON Egagasini Node, was awarded the IAPSO Eugene La Fond Medal, which is an award given to an ocean scientist from a developing country for outstanding research presented at an TAPSO-sponsored...
Ever spotted a strange, lumpy creature on a South African beach and wondered what on earth it was? You might have just met an uninvited guest: a southern elephant seal. Southern elephant seals, scientifically known as Mirounga leonina, have a circumpolar distribution in the southern hemisphere and...
