Africa: Risks Young Chimps Take As They Swing Through the Trees Underscore Role of Protective Parenting in Humans

Africa: Risks Young Chimps Take As They Swing Through the Trees Underscore Role of Protective Parenting in Humans

Adolescents are known for risky behavior, with teenagers in the U.S. more likely than younger children to die from injury. But what’s responsible for this uptick in risk-taking around puberty? Our new observations of physical risk-taking in chimpanzees suggests that the rise in risk-taking in human adolescence isn’t due to a new yen for danger….

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Eskom in dramatic swing into profit

Eskom in dramatic swing into profit

Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati Eskom has reported R16-billion in profit after tax for 2025 — for the first time in eight years. That compares to a R55-billion after-tax loss for the 2024 financial year. Board chairman Mteto Nyati told reporters on Tuesday that Eskom’s two-year debt relief plan, adopted in 2023, had started showing results….

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