The secret weapon in fighting deadly diseases could be just off South African shores. The team from UWC believe this sponge could help develop a cure for cancer.

The BioSentinel mission was selected as one of the secondary payloads, and the sole biological experiment. The BioSentinel launch is scheduled for 2020.

William Smith received the Order of the Baobab from President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday, 25 April, during his ceremony presenting national orders.

The speed and quality of the development of science capacity in Africa depends not only on infrastructure and the technical training of people.

The research team recruited 40 men, who were given low doses of the new experimental drug, MNTDC.

The power of the notion of fake news and of its practitioners is demonstrated by how we have all quickly come to accept that there is a category of news called fake news.

Natasha Joseph asked researchers working in fields as varied as physics, technology law, palaeontology and biomathematics to share their lessons and experiences as women in STEM.

Over in Brazil, a video which makes it look like it is raining spiders has gone viral. Turns out, it’s all an optical illusion.

The art of storytelling came to the fore on Tuesday when journalists from across Africa discussed science journalism in the fourth industrial revolution.

A paper published this week in the journal Nature Scientific Reports found that people who are genetically predisposed to like more bitter tastes typically choose coffee due to its higher content of tart caffeine.

The future is here. Osseointegration is a revolutionary new treatment for amputees, and it made its South African debut earlier this month.

The research team looked at 36 bathrooms at a facility of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

A pilot study conducted among eight participants from across Europe found that people digest up to nine different types of plastic.

South Africa has been described as a “perfect” destination for dinosaur discoveries. Here are a few reasons why that’s the case…

From state capture to Free State raptor. The latest paleontological discovery in South Africa is turning heads for all the right reasons.

If you’ve not heard of the Flat Earth Society, you haven’t missed much. In fact, you’re probably a few brain cells better off.

Coffee is glorious, but if you haven’t had your cup and you’re getting a headache, it’s not just your imagination. There’s a scientific reason.

A red moon and a red planet on the same night. Make sure you don’t miss out on this.

Bring an extra pair of socks, please.

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Extracting water from the Table Mountain Group aquifer threatens biodiversity and makes little difference to Day Zero.

Chipako’s research will go some way towards water conservation.

Proof that women are smarter than men…

Christopher Columbus didn’t die for this…

The duo have been instrumental in advancements made in the fight against HIV/AIDS.