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Tech/Sci
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Chinese Rocket Crashes After ‘Accidental’ Launch, Sending Locals Scurrying [Video]
01 Jul 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
On Sunday, a privately owned Chinese space rocket met a fiery demise near a bustling city.
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Prison Of The Future Wants To Implant Prisoners With ‘Memories That Show Victim’s Perspective’ [Video]
28 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
While the idea sounds loopy, the actual science has been around since 2018.
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Cape Town Has Become The Global Leader For Production Of Luxury Offshore Catamarans
27 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
South Africa is also highly regarded for producing semi-rigid boats and rescue craft, with several manufacturers operating in this sub-sector.
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How Digital Vigilantism On Social Media Is Turning The World Into A Giant Neighbourhood Watch Association
27 Jun 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Online crusades are calling out random people on social media for moral impropriety and are actually doing more harm than good.
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Popular Mushroom Gummies Recalled After Australian Users Are Hospitalised With ‘Disturbing Hallucinations’
27 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Uncle Frog’s Mushroom Gummies included a Cordyceps flavour – the fungi that inspired The Last of Us.
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“Unconfirmed Earthquake Or Seismic-Like Event” Has Blouberg Rattled
27 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Residents of the area flocked to Facebook to report the ‘quake’, with several saying they felt and heard it, while others pointed to a more man-made reason for the uproar.
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Madness! Eskom Proposes Electricity Hike Of 44% For Next Year
26 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
This could mean that a household with an average electricity consumption of 900kWh per month could see their bill increase by R1,600 per month.
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The ‘Venice Of Africa’ Is Slowly Sinking Into The Sea
26 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
With rising sea levels and sinking cities, entire metropolises will be forced to migrate. Where they will go is anyone’s guess.
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Clinical Trial Shows Ketamine Tablet Twice A Week Can Half The Severity Of Depression
25 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
This opens the door for the possible treatment of severe depression using a simpler form that can be administered at home without medical supervision.
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There’s An Uber For Private Jets Now [Video]
25 Jun 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
One adventurous soul decided to test out the high life, soaring through the skies like a millionaire – all without breaking the bank.
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Astronauts Are Stuck In Space After Boeing’s Starliner Issues Delay Return ‘Indefinitely’
24 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The clock is ticking as the capsule can only stay docked at the station for 45 days.
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Elon Musk ‘Quietly’ Welcomes 12th Child
24 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Elon Musk has reportedly welcomed his third child with Shivon Zilis, director of special projects at his company Neuralink.
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The New Bugatti Tourbillon Is A R72 Million Hybrid Monster [Video]
21 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Top speed for the Tourbillon is limited to 380 km/h, but it hits 200 km/h in less than five seconds.
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3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Sarcophagus Found With Image Of Marge Simpson On Lid
21 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The only documented time in history where The Simpsons didn’t do it first.
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Japanese Authorities Trying To Determine If Recent UFO Sightings Are A Threat
21 Jun 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Japan is more focused on the idea of mysterious crafts being flown by enemies from China rather than little green men from Mars.
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This Groundbreaking Northrop Grumman ‘Manta Ray’ Underwater Drone Is Making Waves [Video]
20 Jun 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Taking its name from the massive “winged” fish, the Manta Ray will operate long-duration, long-range missions in ocean environments where humans can’t go.
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Scientists Warning That Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellites Could Damage The Ozone Layer
19 Jun 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Researchers estimated the potential damage caused by the low-earth orbit internet satellites burning up in the atmosphere and releasing aluminium oxides.
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Scientists Explain Why Lettuce Is Most Likely To Carry E. Coli And Other Deadly Contaminations
18 Jun 2024 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
What’s worse than finding a worm in your salad? Finding a host of deadly bacteria, unfortunately.
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Audi, BMW And Mercedes-Benz Sales Plummet In SA As Locals Choose Cheaper Alternatives
18 Jun 2024 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
Sales for Audi, Mercedes-Benz and BMW vehicles have more than halved over the last decade.
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Dozens Of Swimmers Left Severely Ill After Swimming In River Thames Triathlon
14 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The illnesses come as water companies across the UK come under intense scrutiny over a litany of failures that have left Britain’s water systems teaming with sewage.
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Artists Are Switching To AI-Free Social Media Platform ‘Cara’ Amidst Instagram AI Controversy
14 Jun 2024 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
With its strict no-AI policy, many netizens see Cara as a promising alternative to Instagram, particularly for visual artists.
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The Last BelugaXL Wide-Body Airliner Has Entered Service [Video]
13 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Few aeroplanes can beat the sight of the Airbus Beluga fleet.
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Polar Explorer Ernest Shackleton’s Lost Ship Finally Found On Ocean Floor
13 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Shackleton was on what would have been his fourth expedition to Antarctica when he died at age 47 aboard the Quest.
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From Birds On Prozac To Fish Addicted To Meth, Pharmaceutical Ingredient Pollution Is Seriously Affecting Biodiversity
13 Jun 2024 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
Next time you’re thinking of flushing your Prozac down the drain, maybe don’t.
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‘Extraordinary’ Newly-Deciphered Manuscript Details Story From Jesus’ Childhood
12 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The papyrus manuscript, which dates to the fourth or fifth century, was thought to be an insignificant piece of writing.
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You Can Track Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster That Was Shot Into Space Six Years Ago
12 Jun 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Since it was launched out of the Earth’s atmosphere, Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster has travelled an unbelievable distance across space and time.
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All The Big Announcements From Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference
11 Jun 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Among the many announcements at Apple’s WWDC 2024 keynote, it seems Apple’s very own AI features are some of the biggest updates to get excited about.
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Eastern Cape Confirms First Case Of Orcas Killing A Shark For Its Liver
11 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Although scientists already knew that killer whales were feasting on great whites in the Western Cape, this is the first time it has ever been confirmed in the Eastern Cape.
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IKEA Wants To Hire 10 ‘Real People’ For Its New Store Inside Roblox Game
10 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Applicants must evaluate how they would react to being transformed into pixels and what they would do if the store ran out of pixelated hotdogs.
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100% Of Cancer Patients Cured After New Drug’s ‘Remarkable’ Human Trials
10 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
A new medicine that treats rectal cancer has fully removed tumours in all 42 patients who participated in the study.
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