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Space & Astronomy

Hermanus, the eye of the sunstorm

Sarah Wild
There’s more to the coastal town of Hermanus than just whale watching. There’s some serious sun watching to be had too, writes Sarah Wild in...
Climate & Earth

Robot to test health of ocean ‘lungs’

Sarah Wild
In a pioneering move, a wave glider has been sent out to sea from Cape Town to measure pollution around Antarctica. A team from the Council...
Biology & Evolution Climate & Earth

Investigations into Namibia’s “fairy circles” in the desert

Sarah Wild
Plants refuse to grow in Namibia’s fairy circles, and scientists are on a mission to find out why. No theory has been proven yet. Armed...