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Tech/Sci
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We Can Thank An Obsessed Insect Hunter For Daylight Savings
11 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Not one to let his insect-hunting be curtailed by working hours, Hudson proposed a solution: shift the clocks back two hours during summer months.
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South Africa Is Planning An Epic R450 Million Mouse Hunt On A Remote Island
11 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Mice might force 19 of the 28 species of breeding seabirds on the island into local extinction over the next 30 years.
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‘Just A Game’ – These Scientists Built An AI Drone That Can Hunt And Kill People
08 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
At least these scientists are being transparent and responsible with the terrifying tech that they’re capable of building, warning us all how easy it is to configure a small, commercially available drone to hunt down a target by itself.
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The Man Who Tried To Eat Every Animal On Earth
07 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
William especially had a fondness for mice served on toast and said moles were the vilest dish he had ever eaten until he chewed on the bluebottle fly.
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NASA Found A ‘Super-Earth’ That Might Possibly Be Habitable
07 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
First found in 2023, the exoplanet has a mass of 3.02 Earths and it takes 19.3 days to complete one orbit of its star.
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Adorable Little Gaia Is Really ‘The World’s Deadliest Cat’
07 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Just one Gaia can eat upwards of 3,000 rodents a year.
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Scientists Have Finally Figured Out Why Humans Don’t Have Tails
06 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
About half a billion years ago most of the vertebrates on earth had tails, but migration from trees to a more land-based environment is believed to have hastened our tail loss.
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SA Orca Duo Port And Starboard Are Blowing Scientists’ Minds Again – Lone Hunt Of Shark Filmed In Mossel Bay [Watch]
06 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Researchers were nearby to record the event, with one saying it was both “devastating and intensely powerful”.
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Strange Structure In Antarctica Is Stoking The Imagination Of Many [Video]
04 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Piercing through layers of snow and ice, the strange structure has been raising eyebrows worldwide.
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Spar Is Planning To Take On Checkers Sixty60 With Electrified Delivery Vehicles
04 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Grocer Spar is taking the delivery fight to the Checkers with a fleet of 65 electrified vehicles under the Spar2U banner.
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Cape Town’s New ‘Eye in the Sky’ Plane Will Leave Criminal With No Place To Hide
01 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Expect to see this watchful eye join the Mavericks plane over the Mother City soon.
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Now You’re Never Going To Stop Thinking About This Living Frog With A Mushroom Sprouting Out Of Its Body
01 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The frog is alive, AKA not decaying in death, and yet it has some fungi hitching a ride on its body. Obviously scientists are baffled.
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SA Retailer Game Sent A Can Of Baked Beans To Space On Leap Day [Video]
01 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Until Woolies launches a macaroon into orbit, Game is the only South African retailer to pull off a stunt like this.
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What Happens To All The Aircrafts At This $34 Billion Plane Graveyard?
29 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The spot officially holds over 3,280 aircraft and 13 aerospace vehicles from the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy, Marine Corps, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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Here’s An Interesting Update On That 170-Kilometre-Long Saudi Desert Skyscraper [Video]
28 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Despite everyone’s initial scepticism that this ambitious project would actually materialise in the desert region, work is indeed progressing.
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Apple Scraps Multibillion-Dollar Electric Car Ambitions, Doubles Down On AI
28 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Apple will reportedly allocate more resources to generative AI initiatives, including transferring researchers and engineers from the automotive endeavour to its special projects department.
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Expert Touches On Johannesburg’s Water Crisis As It Gets Worse
28 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Since late 2023, scarcely a week has passed without residents in this bustling commercial hub experiencing disruptions to their water supply.
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Stand A Chance To Win An XBox If You Sign Up For RSAWEB Fibre Right Now
27 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Lucky for you, signing up for a super-fast and buffer-free online experience might just come with a free Xbox.
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World’s Largest New Tourist Spacecraft Is ‘Swankier Than A Cocktail Lounge’
26 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Jeff Bezos’ rocket is going to need a bigger glans.
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California Man Experiences Remarkable Medical Triumph, Becoming Free Of HIV And Cancer
26 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
On the undesirable roster of illnesses, cancer and HIV are notably high-ranking. One Californian man found himself afflicted with both, and then potentially cured of both after a miraculous donor treatment.
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Airbus Is Developing A Supersonic Aircraft Capable Of Flying From NY To LDN In One Hour
23 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The supersonic jet up Airbus’ sleave is promised to fly at more than two times the maximum speed of the Concorde.
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How To Tune In Live To Tomorrow’s Attempted Moon Landing
22 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
If Thursday’s landing attempt goes according to plan, Intuitive Machines could become the first company to pull off a successful touchdown on the lunar surface.
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Critics Caution Against Spraying Hazardous Pesticide On Vaal River To Combat Water Lettuce
22 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
“The fastest way to knock these plants down is with a herbicide.”
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Scientists Are Sounding The Alarm Over 100% Fatal ‘Zombie Deer Disease” That Will Mutate To Infect Humans
22 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The disease “damages portions of the brain and typically causes progressive loss of body condition, behavioural changes, excessive salivation and death.”
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South Africa Had Its Own High-Speed Rail Service 40 Years Ago [Video]
22 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The MetroBlitz ran the 69.4km route between Pretoria and Johannesburg via Germiston in roughly 42–44 minutes, with a top speed of 160km/h.
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A 3.4 Underwater Earthquake Hit 76 Kilometres West Of Cape Town Yesterday
22 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported the quake about 76 kilometres West of Cape Town at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres.
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The iPhone 16 Pro Leak Looks Interesting, Boasting AI Features And Best-Ever Battery
21 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The latest leak covers the specs of the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max, teasing a few major upgrades on top of exclusive AI features and best-ever battery life.
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Another Western Cape Town Is Kicking Eskom To The Curb
21 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Waiting for Eskom to get its act together is like waiting for your ex to call and apologise for cheating on you – it ain’t gonna happen.
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The Five Best Runaround Boats That Pay Tribute To Classic Designs
20 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
A classic runabout’s characteristic look – a smooth curved profile, varnished mahogany hull and decks, and mirror-finished chrome – began in the 1920s before really becoming popular in the 1960s.
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Pan-African Animated Show Wins Best Limited Series At 2024 Annie Awards
20 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Filmmakers and animators were tapped from South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Egypt and Uganda to create this magical realism sci-fi series – proof that African animators can pull off world-class work.
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