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Science
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TikTok’s Famous ‘Talking Dog’ Might Be Having An Existential Crisis [Video]
11 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Bunny the “Sheepadoodle/ Existentialist”, famous on TikTok and Instagram, is known for talking by pressing buttons that correlate with words. Recently, she’s been asking some hard-hitting questions.
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Worrying Nuclear Activity Deep Inside Chernobyl
11 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Rainwater has activated a melted amalgam of nuclear fuel at Chernobyl, which is beginning to react, causing a headache for scientists.
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People Emerge From Cave After 40 Days With No Clocks [Video]
26 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
This study of 15 French people who lived in a cave for 40 days, with no connection to the outside world, produced some interesting results.
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You Won’t Believe This Isn’t Real Bacon
21 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
This bacon does everything that normal bacon does; it looks like bacon, it smells like bacon, and it tastes like bacon. But it is not bacon.
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They’ve Named A Ridge On Mars In Honour Of A Namibian
21 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Mars now has a ridge named after a Namibian man who studied at the University of Stellenbosch.
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Infectious Disease Scholar On What The Next Pandemic Could Look Like
20 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
What would happen if a pandemic had to wipe out a good portion of the human population? We turn to an infectious disease scholar for insight.
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‘Whitest’ Paint Ever is Very Cool
19 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The whitest white has just been created, and it has the power to cool down buildings and other structures quite substantially.
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How Can The Universe Expand, If There Was Nothing There Before?
19 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Ask the general public to answer this question – the universe is expanding, but what is it expanding into? – and you’ll get a very mixed bag of responses.
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A Wobbly Particle May Totally Upend The Known Laws Of Physics [Video]
08 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A tiny little wobble from a particle called a muon could potentially shake the foundations of everything we think we know.
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Twins Are Taking Over The Planet
12 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
There must be something in the water, because more twins are being born today than at any other time in history.
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New Rocket Launch Record Set Outside Of Cape Town [Videos]
10 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
UKZN’s Aerospace Systems Research Group successfully launched a hybrid sounding rocket just shy of 18 kilometres into Earth’s atmosphere, setting a new African record.
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First-Ever Footage Of A Mars Landing [Videos]
23 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
For the first time in history, NASA has managed to capture actual footage of a rover landing on Mars, which includes sounds from the Red Planet.
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Latest Tech Headed To International Space Station Was Invented In Jozi [Video]
22 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
When NASA needed a way to test astronauts’ hearing in space, they turned to a Johannesburg-based company to get the job done.
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NASA Prepares For “Seven Minutes Of Terror” Ahead Of Mars Landing [Video]
17 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The Perseverance Mars rover launched in July last year, and has just about completed its journey, which is set to culminate in a nail-biting “seven minutes of terror”.
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The Science Behind Why You’re ‘Hangry’
11 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
We all know someone who goes full ‘Hulk smash’ when it hits 4PM and they have been away from food for too long. Perhaps understanding why will prevent future meltdowns.
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Behold, An Incredibly Rare Double Hand And Face Transplant [Video]
04 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Surgeons have successfully performed an incredibly risky double transplant, giving a New Jersey man a new face and hands.
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A Rational Look At How Long COVID-19 Will Be Around For
25 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Medical practitioners and the creators of the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine weighed in on how long they think we’ll be battling COVID-19.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Comes With ‘Allergy Warning’
10 Dec 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
People with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the Pfizer/BioNTech jab just yet, regulators say, after two NHS workers had allergic reactions earlier this week.
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SpaceX Landing Doesn’t Go Well – Explodes [Video]
10 Dec 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
We can all be relieved that Elon Musk’s Starship SN8 prototype wasn’t manned when it plummeted back to Earth.
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Wow – The Very Sad State Of Maths And Science In SA Schools
09 Dec 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
South Africa participated in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study at the grade 5 and grade 9 level, and the results are embarrassing.
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Here’s What Happens When One Person In A Room Has COVID-19
01 Dec 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
An online tool, created by MIT scientists, uses simple data to work out how long you’d be safe in a room with someone who has COVID-19.
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Beyond Bond: Assassins Used A Remote-Controlled Machine Gun To Kill A Nuclear Scientist
30 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed after his car was allegedly ambushed in a district east of Tehran.
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What It Takes To Be An Astronaut On The First Mars Mission [Video]
25 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The astronauts chosen for the first mission to Mars will need more than just the technical know-how to complete the mission successfully.
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Biggest Scientific Fraud Of The Past 50 Years, According To Scientists
24 Nov 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Unlike in many other fields, scientific fraud is almost certain to get found out in the long run. Over the past 50 years, some whoppers have been exposed.
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Volvo’s Latest Crash Test Is Rather Bonkers [Video]
24 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Volvo took their latest crash simulation to new heights, by raising cars 100 feet into the air and then watching as they plummeted to the ground.
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Don’t Panic, But There’s A Small Chance Asteroid Apophis Could Smash Into Earth
18 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
NASA keeps a watchlist of all the asteroids that they think might be heading our way, and Asteroid 99942 Apophis is under close supervision.
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Elon Musk’s Been Given An Embarrassing New Nickname
17 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Another ridiculous COVID-19 tweet from Elon Musk earned him a new nickname, and I reckon this one is going to stick around for some time to come.
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Do You Need The Vaccine If You’ve Already Had COVID-19?
16 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The promise of a vaccine has given rise to a number of questions, including whether or not it’s necessary if you’ve already overcome the virus.
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Do Your Looks Determine Your Personality?
11 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Studies have shown that physical attributes can affect how your personality develops, with some interesting theories as to why.
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Historic NASA Photos Up For Auction
10 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Christie’s is auctioning off images from those first few years of space exploration, captured when photography was still analogue.
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