New species named after the man who co-wrote the ultimate Cape orchid book
Bill Liltved, the driving force behind what many people call the “opus” of South Africa’s orchid species, has been honoured by having a newly identified...
Category : Biology & Evolution
Carrion plant’s (only) little helper
Not all flies attracted to foul-smelling carrion plants help with its pollination In the life cycle of smelly yellow carrion plants (Orbea lutea subsp. lutea),...
Age-old secret that Hollywood celebrities try to keep from you has been uncovered … by palaeontologists
by AdminBraai
Hollywood celebrities spend large amounts of dollars on it. The hunky stud at the local pub thinks he knows it. But the age-old secret has...
Adapted to the Antarctic: a cold-lover’s genetics
First published on up.ac.za Life can thrive in the most extreme climates – from the very hot to the very cold. Something that not long...
Rocking with Namaqualand’s daisies
by AdminBraai
For the next few weeks, Scibraai will be featuring a few articles that appeared in the 2015 New Voices in Science publication. The articles are...
“Kry die dino-tannie se handtekening, Ma
As jy gelukkig genoeg is om ‘n ouer te hê wat ‘n dinosouruskenner is, sal jy absoluut geen idee hê hoe dit voel om...
“Puff adders don’t smell … like anything” – meerkats, dogs
by Anina Mumm
These little guys learn much faster than dogs apparently, at least when it comes to learning how to pick out a snake’s scent from a...
Olifante weet toe klaar van rondwys
by Elsabé Brits
Die werk van ’n span navorsers wat gereed was om olifante iets te leer was klaar gedaan, want dié diere kon dit reeds self doen....
Scarab the dung beetle
by Anina Mumm
IN THE MIDDLE of the Kalahari, Scarab goes about his daily business, or rather, the business of some unsuspecting antelope. As dung beetles of his...
[LIVE STREAM] Follow major fossil announcement by Prof Lee Berger’s team
by AdminBraai
One of the greatest fossil discoveries ever is set to by announced and unveiled by Prof Lee Berger’s team at the University of Witwatersrand at...