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opinion

Digital XRay Goggles: Are they real or fake?

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Environment

A new study finds zebra meat a perfect source of protein

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Digital XRay Goggles
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Digital XRay Goggles: Are they real or fake?

Zebra
Environment

A new study finds zebra meat a perfect source of protein

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Durban woman gives birth to COVID-19 positive baby
Science

What is Hantavirus? Deadly disease sparks concern – but it’s no COVID-19

By Tom Head24-03-2020 14:06

As the coronavirus rages across the planet, the last thing we need to hear about is another deadly disease. But there’s no need to panic over Hantavirus.

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Science

Coronavirus: What sex acts and displays of intimacy are ‘high-risk’?

By Tom Head23-03-2020 09:16

If you’re looking to pass the time during the coronavirus outbreak, there are some necessary precautions you must take during sex.

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Science

COVID-19 and social distancing explained: 10 things you really shouldn’t do

By Tom Head17-03-2020 12:38

If you’re wondering what the science behind social distancing is, we’ve got it here. But there are many things we should stop doing to combat coronavirus.

FLat earth theory brazil
Science

More than 11 million Brazilians believe the Earth is flat

By AFP28-02-2020 18:12

AFP reporter Pascale Trouillaud speaks to ‘Flat-Earthers’ in Brazil. Approximately 7% of the population believe that the Earth is, in fact, flat.

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News

Here’s why your zodiac sign is probably wrong

By The Conversation07-02-2020 19:47

James B. Kaler, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Capricorn, explains the zodiac.

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Science

Watch: Scientists create first-oever living, programmable organism [video]

By The Conversation21-01-2020 22:02

A remarkable combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and biology has produced the world’s first “living robots”.

Proxima Centauri
Science

How we spotted a potential new planet around the sun’s neighbouring star

By The Conversation20-01-2020 11:54

The star Proxima Centauri is the smallest star in a triple system in the constellation of Centaurus. Since it is the star in closest proximity to our sun, it is usually referred to as Proxima.

Pneumonia
Science

China reports first death from mystery pneumonia outbreak

By AFP16-01-2020 09:14

China confirmed that 61-year-old man had become the first person to die from a respiratory illness believed caused by a new virus from the same family as SARS, which claimed hundreds of lives more than a decade ago.

Hydrogen Valley to reduce global warming
Science

New climate models suggest Paris goals may be out of reach

By AFP14-01-2020 12:03

New climate models show carbon dioxide is a more potent greenhouse gas than previously understood, a finding that could push the Paris Agreement goals for capping global warming out of reach.

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Science

Climate change may be death knell for Madagascar lemurs

By AFP07-01-2020 15:04

At least two species of Madagascar lemurs teetering on the brink of extinction because of deforestation could be pushed over the edge by climate change, researchers said Monday.

world's oldest forest
Science

Watch: Scientists may have found world’s oldest fossil forest [video]

By AFP02-01-2020 16:41

An international team of 11 scientists concluded the quarry in New York had once housed a forest two to three million years older and more varied in types of trees.

science research 2 billion year old water
Science

Two billion-year-old water in South Africa may contain link to Mars

By Cheryl Kahla01-01-2020 17:40

A group of researchers found signs of life in isolated water pockets in rock fractures under the Moab Khotsong mine. The water is estimated to be 2 billion years old.

universe
Science

Our place in the universe will change dramatically in the next 50 years – here’s how

By The Conversation17-12-2019 11:27

The universe has many mysteries that still remain to be uncovered – and new technologies will help us to solve them over the next 50 years.

Melting Arctic and climate anx
Science

Melting Arctic and climate anxiety churns up psychological storm

By AFP07-12-2019 22:01

Fears about climate change are prompting worldwide action, but one knock-on effect in the United States is mounting anxiety about everything from plastics to class-based environmental disparities.

Climate change, greenland, drones
Science

Climate Change: Drones show Greenland ice sheet fracturing in real time

By AFP03-12-2019 18:55

Scientists say they had used a drone to observe the rapid fracturing and draining of a lake on the Greenland ice sheet, a phenomenon that may become more frequent as a result of climate change.

Climate change, coal power
Science

Climate Change analysis: Coal power set for record fall in 2019

By AFP25-11-2019 17:12

Global coal-fired power, a key driver of climate change, is set to fall a record 3.0% this year, largely led by developed countries although much-criticised China and India play their part too.

Renewables could cut power gen
Science

Renewables could cut power generation health impact by 80 percent

By AFP20-11-2019 21:47

Switching to renewables could cut the health impacts of air pollution from power generation as much as 80% by mid-century, experts said Tuesday 19 November 2019.

tiger
Science

What is a ‘mass extinction’ and are we in one now?

By The Conversation19-11-2019 12:13

For more than 3.5 billion years, living organisms have thrived, multiplied and diversified to occupy every ecosystem on Earth. The flip side to this explosion of new species is that species extinctions have also always been part of the evolutionary life cycle.

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Science

Emperor Penguins could march to extinction if nations fail to halt climate change

By The Conversation13-11-2019 20:49

Emperor Penguins are living indicators whose population trends can illustrate the consequences of climate change.

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Science

Scientists discover new HIV strain for the first time in two decades

By Cheryl Kahla11-11-2019 14:48

The new strain has been classified as HIV-1 Group M, subtype L, and can be traced back to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Robots
Science

Soft robots of the future may depend on new materials that sense damage and self-heal

By The Conversation11-11-2019 12:27

Robots used to be restricted to heavy lifting or fine detail work in factories, but that is changing.

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Science

Zombie apocalypse: An outbreak is scientifically possible

By AFP02-11-2019 15:45

Hordes of brain-munching undead terrorising neighborhoods make for fun television and movies, but zombies could never be real. Or could they?

Climate change flooding
Science

Climate change: More than 300 million vulnerable to flooding by 2050

By AFP31-10-2019 19:30

Climate-fuelled flooding will affect two-thirds of the World’s population, with China, Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand at risk.

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Science

Humanity’s birthplace: Why everyone alive today can call northern Botswana home

By The Conversation30-10-2019 17:36

Where was the evolutionary birthplace of modern humans? The East African Great Rift Valley has long been the favoured contender – until today.

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Science

Here’s what you need to know about donating your body to research

By The Conversation24-10-2019 13:43

As the old aphorism has it, only two things are certain in life: death, and taxes. But while death may be inevitable, it does throw up a number of uncertainties – like what should be done with your body.

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