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Science
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Smartphone ‘Addiction’ Amongst Teens Is A Thing Now
29 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A recent study shows that you might be right about your teen’s unnatural attachment to their smartphone.
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Mystery Deepens Around Disappearance Of Man Who Created Genetically Engineered Babies
29 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A year ago, Chinese scientist He Jiankui claimed that he had helped to make the first genetically engineered babies. He’s since disappeared, and the babies are nowhere to be seen, either.
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Five Of The Most Important Scientific Discoveries Made This Year
28 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
2019 has been a good year for scientists, who have made discoveries that have significantly expanded our understanding of Earth, the universe, and our place in it.
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Koeberg Has A Serious Radioactive Waste Problem
26 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Eskom is in charge of our very own Koeberg nuclear plant. No prizes for guessing that there could be a crisis in the near future.
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Is The World Even Ready For A FIFTH Force Of Nature?
25 Nov 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The four forces of nature are gravity, electromagnetism, the weak nuclear force, and the strong force, although scientists are now flirting with a fifth.
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Terrifying Archaeology Find Of Babies Wearing Helmets Made From Skulls Of Other Children
22 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Archaeologists have been left with “many questions”, following a strange discovery in a pair of funerary mounds.
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Explosions And Angry Astronomers Mark A Terrible Week For SpaceX [Videos]
21 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
SpaceX’s Starship prototype literally blew its lid during a ground test in Texas on Wednesday, capping a rather average week for the company.
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You’ve Been Calculating Your Dog’s Age In Human Years All Wrong
19 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Scientists have gained fresh insight into how dogs age, and have developed a new formula for calculating how old they are in relation to humans.
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Too Much Screen Time Is Literally Stunting Brain Growth In Kids Aged Three To Five
11 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Science wants you to channel your parents and tell your kids to go and play outside, before too much screen time stunts their brain growth.
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Five Of The Weirdest Ways That Scientists Have Tried To Communicate With Aliens
08 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Over the years scientists have tried to solve the problem of interstellar communication in some incredibly weird and wonderful ways.
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Science Explains Why You Love Some Pop Songs
08 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Science has weighed in on why you just can’t help tapping your foot, singing or breaking it down when certain songs start to play.
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This US Space Plane Is Incredibly ‘Mysterious’
30 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The space plane is part of a classified mission to conduct in-orbit experiments, with some speculating that involves spying or testing space weapons.
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The World’s Most Popular Drugs, According To Science (And Sewage)
25 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
If you thought your sewage was free from scrutiny, think again. Scientists are using it to figure out which drugs are the most popular worldwide.
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The First African American Face Transplant
25 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Robert Chelsea has made history as the first African American to receive a face transplant.
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Fascinating Close-Up Photography From The Nikon Small World Competition
25 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Change your perspective with these incredible photos from the Nikon Small World Competition.
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Inside Jeff Bezos’ Plans To Put Astronauts Back On The Moon [Videos]
23 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Jeff Bezos has revealed his Blue Moon lunar lander, his plans for space travel, and the team he plans on using to do it.
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How And When To Watch The Orionid Meteor Shower
21 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Some remnants of Halley’s Comet come into view once a year, causing a spectacular meteor shower.
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Debunking The World’s Most Famous Anti-Vaxxer Is Pretty Damn Easy
16 Oct 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Andrew Wakefield, the man whose false claims about the MMR vaccine and autism sparked the modern anti-vaccine movement, is once again in the news.
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NASA Scientist Says They’ve Already Discovered Life On Mars
16 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A former NASA scientist reckons they discovered life on Mars quite some time ago, but his findings were dismissed.
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Dark Matter, The Structure Of The Universe, And Exoplanets – Three Winners Of The Nobel Prize In Physics
09 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics “painted a picture of a universe far stranger and more wonderful than we ever could have imagined”.
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What Neuroscientists Think About Elon Musk’s Plan To Put Chips Inside The Human Brain
07 Oct 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Elon Musk co-founded Neuralink in 2016, and he has high hopes for facilitating a “symbiosis” between humans and AI.
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Elon Musk Enjoyed Poking Fun At NASA In This Interview [Video]
02 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Elon Musk had a good time poking fun at NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine in a recent interview, and it looks like he has a point.
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Elon Musk’s Big Plans For His New Rocket, ‘Starship’ [Video]
30 Sep 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Elon Musk wants to establish a colony on Mars, and with Starship, he’s closer than you might think.
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Stop It – Boston Dynamics Robot Now Does Gymnastics Routines [Videos]
26 Sep 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
I fully commit to the opinion that robots are going to be the end of us, especially ones that can do somersaults, a handstand, and even a split leap.
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New Research Says Highly Intelligent People Share These Traits
17 Sep 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
According to new research, these five traits and characteristics can be used as an indicator of intelligence.
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How To Score An All-Expenses-Paid Trip To Antarctica
17 Sep 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The South African National Space Agency is putting together a team for a summer trip to Antarctica, and you’re welcome to apply.
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Watch This Sled Race At 10 620km/h [Video]
16 Sep 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
It’s hard to imagine something moving as fast as the sled in this video, and it’s even harder to see it.
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Everyone’s Talking About Napping – Here Are Six Reasons Why
11 Sep 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
If you needed a reason to take it easy and catch up on some much-needed sleep, here’s the science to back you up.
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Very Cool: SA Team Breaks Record With Karoo Rocket Launch [Video]
03 Sep 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A rocket, made entirely from South African parts (including a curtain rail and toaster parts), has broken the African amateur rocket altitude record.
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SpaceX Is Scouting These Nine Locations For A Mars Landing
03 Sep 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
SpaceX is gearing up to land people and cargo on Mars, and they have nine spots on the red planet picked out for touch down.
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