Researchers have unearthed a giant basal tetrapod fossil in Namibia, revealing new aspects of early…
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The University of the Witwatersrand, commonly referred to as Wits University, is a premier public research university located in Johannesburg, South Africa. Established in 1922, Wits has grown to become one of Africa’s leading higher education institutions. The university offers a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across five faculties: Commerce, Law and Management; Engineering and the Built Environment; Health Sciences; Humanities; and Science. Wits is known for its strong emphasis on research and innovation, contributing significantly to the global knowledge economy and playing a pivotal role in the socio-economic development of South Africa. Its urban campus places it at the heart of Johannesburg, providing a vibrant, multicultural environment for its diverse student population. Notable alumni include Nobel laureates Nelson Mandela in Law and Sydney Brenner in Medicine, highlighting its impact on both the national and international stage.
New fossil discoveries at South Africa’s Kromdraai site offer groundbreaking insights into the ancient ecosystems…
This experimental milestone allows for the preservation of quantum information even when entanglement is fragile.…
Researchers investigate whether dark matter particles actually are produced inside a jet of standard model…
During the Early-Middle Devonian period, a large landmass called Gondwana—which included parts of today’s Africa,…
Superdeep diamonds formed between 650 and 450 million years ago show how continents developed and…
A new approach to optical communication that can be deployed with conventional technology. The patterns…
According to research, climate change will have a severe effect on mountain landscapes and human…
Karoo fossils provide “smoking gun” to when warm-bloodedness evolved in pre-mammalian ancestors. The ability of…
Famous Sterkfontein Caves deposit is 1 million years older than previously thought. New dates for…
The first partial skull of a child of Homo naledi begins to give us insight…
Scientists in South African and the UK have found the smoking gun in forensic lightning…
A new and fast tool for quantum computing and communication. Isaac Nape, an emerging South…
The innovative anti-poaching Rhisotope Project aims to significantly reduce demand for rhino horns through the…
Anyone who’s raised a child or a pet will know just how fast and how…
The tiny desert-living dinosaur Shuvuuia had extraordinary vision and owl-like hearing for nocturnal life in…
Results from the initial primary analysis of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trial conducted by Wits…
Wits University astrophysicists are the only two scientists on African continent that contributed to the…