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Environment
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Locusts Descend On Egypt And Israel In Plague Of Biblical Proportions [VIDEO]
08 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Okay, so we probably went for the low hanging fruit on that headline. Locust plagues have swarmed Egypt, southern Israel and Gaza. The plague has struck three weeks before the Jewish Passover holiday that recounts the deadly plagues of Exodus – one of which is a plague of locusts, according to scripture. Farmers in the affected […]
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UPDATE: Days After Sinkhole Swallows Florida Man – Search Party Abandons Hope [VIDEO]
04 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A Florida man, Jeffrey Bush, disappeared into a six metre deep sinkhole, which swallowed his bedroom over the weekend. Bush has been presumed dead after rescuers were unable to make contact with the man. And the search has been postponed until rescuers are able to evaluate the situation of the ground under Bush’s house. The house is […]
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Pollution Turns Most Of Beijing Invisible [PICS]
01 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Oh dear, Beijing isn’t looking too good.
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Calling All Couples: Apply For The Mission To Mars Today [VIDEO]
28 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Unites States millionaire, Dennis Tito is looking for a couple to send on a round trip to Mars in 2018. Tito reportedly paid £13 million in 2001 for a ticket to become the first private space tourist. The round trip to Mars will reportedly take 501 days, and project leaders are looking for a couple who have been […]
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Ghost Continent Found Beneath The Indian Ocean
25 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A study conducted by a geologist from University of Oslo, Bjørn Jamtveit, and his colleagues suggests that a micro continent may lie between Madagascar and India. The evidence of the long lost land comes from sand extracted from the Mauritian coast. The sand collected from the two sites of the coast showed about 20 zircons – crystals […]
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Local Frog Species Squeaks Its Way To Internet Fame [VIDEO]
18 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This Namaqua Rain Frog puffs up like a blowfish and squeals to scare away its predators. Unfortunately, the same behaviour attracts millions of humans keen to squeeze the cheek of this puffy little amphibian. If you can get past its unusual horizontal pupil and Pokemon-esque exterior and hold on long enough for the first squeak, you’ll […]
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Asteroid Set To Pass Earth This Afternoon
15 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Asteroid 2012 D14 is set to bypass earth this afternoon. Scientists estimate the asteroid to be half the size of a football field and could experience “violent tremours” due to earth’s gravitational pull. There is even the possibility of the asteroid interrupting telecommunications when it passes. The asteroid will pass 27 680 km away from […]
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Just In Time For Your Lunch Break – Goats Screaming Like People [VIDEO]
15 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
In pre-school we were all taught what sounds certain animals make. A cow moos, a horse nays, a cat meows, and so on. But what they failed to teach us was that goats sound scarily like humans. Seriously. That was terrifying. [Source: Gawker]
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Of Course This Happened In Russia – Incredible Footage Of Meteors Making Land Fall [VIDEO]
15 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The 2012 apocalypse has been rescheduled, apparently. Recent reports indicate that multiple meteor showers have struck Russia. Brightly burning rocks have been spotted in the sky as they crash into the Ural region. Chelyabinsk residents have indicated that the meteors shook the ground and set off car alarms. At least 250 people have been injured in the […]
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SA Blocks Total Ban On Rhino Trophy Exports, As 2013 Death Toll Nears 100
14 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
South Africa has halted the total ban on rhino trophies, while 96 Rhinos have already been poached in South Africa this year. The United Nations Wildlife Trade Regulator (CITES) secretariat’s proposal halting the trade of rhino trophies and rejecting rhino products, is now being backed by Government. Environment Minister, Edna Molewa said in a statement, […]
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Spotted: The Almost-Mythical Table Mountain Donkeys [PICS]
13 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Here’s something light for those of you who’ve had a terrible Wednesday. It has been known for years that the mountainside above Tamboerskloof is inhabited by semi-wild donkeys that make occasional appearances in Bo-Kaap parking lots and Tamboerskloof streets. Two of the elusive beasts trundled gracefully from the mist this morning on to the Signal Hill road, and were […]
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Prepare To Be Horrified – Man Captures Massive Spiders Falling From The Sky On Tape [VIDEO]
13 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Oh. I’m going to be sick into my mouth. This is what the most perversely masochistic nightmares are made of. Erick Reis was the unfortunate soul who stood outside (ONE COULD BE ON YOUR BACK, ERICK) to witness the horror after leaving an engagement party in the Brazilian town of Santo Antonio da Platina. Apparently […]
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Tsunami Hits The Solomon Islands After 7 Consecutive Earthquakes
06 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
An earthquake with a powerful 8.0 magnitude occurred in the Santa Cruz Islands this morning, causing a tsunami to form with its waves crashing into the Solomon Islands, which are close to Australia. Last week, seven other earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 6.0-6.5 occurred in the same region. So far five people have died and […]
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New Online Calculator Shows R50,000 a Year Saving On A Scooter Instead Of A Car
05 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Look, hard evidence speaks for itself. In a world where petrol prices continue to soar, you simply cannot afford to keep ignoring the amazing affordability of a scooter. Not if you want to keep on choking down those Woolies heat and eat meals you’ve been getting full-figured on. Vespa’s nifty calculator works out how much […]
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Truck Crash In USA Spills Elephants On To Interstate Highway [PICS]
01 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Three elephants were unloaded on to interstate 70 yesterday, after the vehicle that was transporting them slid off the road. Due to the elephants weighty stature, they had to be unloaded before the truck could be pulled back onto the road. None of the elephants were harmed. Still, none of them are going to forget this. […]
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Sam The Cat Has Awesome Eyebrows
30 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sam is a cat, and Sam has awesome eyebrows. As a result, in the space of just over a month, Sam and his eyebrows have attracted a few thousand followers on Instagram.
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15 000 Crocodiles On The Loose In Limpopo – Invading Schools, Farms
24 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Heavy rains and extensive flooding in Limpopo have caused havoc in that region. At least six people have died, but now thousands of crocodiles are also on the loose.
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Today’s Unavoidably Funny Internet Cat Video [VIDEO]
21 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A video of a young cat in the UK enjoying snow for the first time has gone viral.
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Johannesburg Is The 7th Most Polluted City In The World
17 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
In the world’s biggest economies Johannesburg rates as the 7th most polluted air. The title of most polluted city goes not to Beijing as most would imagine, but the city ofLudhiana in India.
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WATCH: Helicopter Crashes In London – Latest Tweets, Pics And Video
16 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Reports have broken that a helicopter has crashed in Vauxhall, south London after striking a construction crane in the area. Vauxhall Bridge has been closed, and two vehicles are reportedly involved in the crash. Check out the latest tweets and twitpics from Londoners on the scene. Helicopter just hit a crane and crashed a few […]
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Couple Told To Stand Closer To Rhinos For Photo, Get Attacked
16 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Wild animals are unpredictable. You can train them to do things, but they will always remain unpredictable. Even a fluffy pet cat is unpredictable. But at least a fluffy pet cat doesn’t have a horn that can literally pierce your body.
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Driver Teaches Falcon To Fly Faster Via 110 Km/h Car Stunt [VIDEO]
16 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A video of a falcon flying at 110 km/h next to a car has gone viral.
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Google: “We Didn’t Harm That Donkey In Botswana During Street View Recording” [Incl. Footage]
15 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Many strange things have been seen on Google’s Street View application. Now they’ve been forced to answer about the fate of a donkey in Botswana that they may or may not have knocked over. They have of course denied knocking the donkey over.
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Shark Blamed For Decapitated Crocodile Head Washing Up On St. Lucia Beach [VIDEO]
14 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The discovery of a giant decapitated crocodile’s head on St. Lucia beach has sparked fears that a huge shark might be on the prowl.
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3,6M Python Spotted Under Plane Wing During Qantas Flight [VIDEO]
11 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Passengers on a Qantas flight over Australia got more than what they bargained for yesterday when they spotted a 3,6m-long python clinging on to one of the plane’s wings.
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Photographer Captures Incredible Human Quality To Animals [GALLERY]
10 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Tim Flach is a British photographer who is known for snapping incredible human-like photographs of animals. Going far beyond taking a simple photo, Flach also captures the emotions of wild creatures through intensely close-up shots.
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Astronaut Captures Amazing Images Of Australian Bush Fires
09 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Australian fire services have issued what they’ve called “catastrophic” warnings in parts of that country as temperatures are expected to breach 45C in the days to come.
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Giant 3M Squid Captured On Film For The First Time [VIDEO]
08 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A team of scientists has captured the world’s first live images of a giant squid in it’s natural habitat. This is the same mysterious creature thought to have inspired the myth of the “kraken” – a tentacled monster which was reputed to drag ships and sailors to their doom.
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MILESTONE: The First Rhino Killing Of 2013
08 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
And there it is – not 10 days into the new year, a dead, de-horned rhino has been found in the North West. Click for story.
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Bystanders Tweet Instead Of Helping Dead Lion’s Head Hiker
07 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
A hiker fell about 30m to his death yesterday after a walk up Lion’s Head went horribly wrong. Ibrahim Salie fell onto a ledge and was later declared dead on the scene.
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