Could a scanner be the way forward for diagnosing malaria?
The answer to whether people have malaria or not is written in the palms of their hands. So says University of Pretoria researcher Dr Vinet Coetzee,...
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[New study] SA Super Rugby teams clocked up more kilometers
A study that calculates just how far Super Rugby teams travel was sparked by three Australian academics’ hopes to pick the right side to back...
Jou selfoon-foto’s kan wetenskaplikes help
Iewers in die Villiersdorp-omgewing is daar ‘n kleine naaldekoker wat soos ‘n superheld van kleur kan verander. As die son skyn, lyk die Spesbona angusta...
Picking a rhino’s brain
Is a black rhino’s brain similar to that of a white rhino? Not quite, according to researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand. They say...
The Case of the Drinking Aardvark
Scientists do not always get their aha moments when they implicitly set out to find one. Serendipity often comes into play, which then warrants further...
#Scibraai Sides: Mopane worms: are there still enough to go around?
In life, you get two types of people. Those who eat mopane worms, and those who definitely don’t. In Limpopo, the eating of mopane worms and...
Weighty matter: metabolic syndrome on the rise among SA’s Asian Indian population
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) in South African Asian Indians is becoming a considerable health concern. It’s not only confined to older adults either. Worryingly, this lifestyle...
The science of what Doom bug spray does to humans
You writhe in pain, your limbs twitch uncontrollably, you get convulsions all over your body, your heart stops, you stop moving, you die. This is...
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),...
Birdie num num: Stone Age people loved it too
Fancy digging your teeth into a meal of pigeon breasts or dishing up guinea fowl legs? Middle Age Stone men and women did too. Researchers...