The Design Kenya Society (DKS) in collaboration with the University of Nairobi, School of Arts and Design, have partnered to bring together design students, academia and design stakeholders under the Nairobi International Design Conference (NIDEC). The…
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Sotheby’s holds debut African modern art sale
Sotheby’s, one of the world’s oldest auction houses, is holding its first ever sale of modern and contemporary African art in London in response to a surge in demand. African artists currently account for just…
Myth busted: People smell as well as dogs
People’s sense of smell is just as sharp as those of rats and dogs, a US researcher said Thursday, calling for an end to a century-old “myth” to the contrary. Rutgers University neuroscientist John McGann…
Ditch the Stradivarius? New violins sound better: study
Despite the lofty reputation of old violins by Italian masters such as Antonio Stradivari, blindfolded listeners in concert halls in New York and Paris say they preferred the sound of newer instruments. The latest salvo…
Nairobi hosts Sudanese artists for annual East Africa exhibition
Circle Art Gallery’s 3rd annual focus on East Africa exhibition, Khartoum Contemporary opens today on 4th May and features 17 Khartoum-based artists and spans 50 years. The exhibition demonstrates the continuing relevance of the ideas…
#Conservation: Morocco fights to save its iconic monkey
“If nothing is done, this species will disappear within 10 years,” warns a poster on Ahmed Harrad’s ageing 4×4 showing Morocco’s famed Barbary macaque monkey. Harrad spends his time crisscrossing northern Morocco to try to…
World’s first ‘footballpool’ league kicks off in Prague
A dark-haired girl kicks a white football gently towards a black eight ball, then wrings her hands in despair as she fails to sink it in the corner pocket for a win. Katerina Ziegelova, a…
DRCongo, home to a tenth of the world’s languages
“I haven’t once spoken my mother tongue Kilokele in the 62 years I’ve lived in Kinshasa. None of my nine children speak it,” says Charles Tongohala. Tongohala’s native tongue is one of 450 spoken in…
Did you know? Baby whales ‘whisper’ to mothers to avoid predators
Newborn humpback whales and their mothers whisper to each other to escape potential predators, scientists reported Wednesday, revealing the existence of a previously unknown survival technique. “They don’t want any unwanted listeners,” researcher Simone Videsen,…
Key leopard population ‘crashing’, study warns
The leopard population in a region of South Africa once thick with the big cats is crashing, and could be wiped out within a few years, scientists warned on Wednesday. Illegal killing of leopards in…