[LISTEN] The Science Inside’s Wine segment
This week’s The Science Inside radio slot is all about wine. The Drunken Monkey Hypothesis is discussed, and how our enjoyment of alcohol might be...
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Monday Menu: What happens when athletes have to quit?
So what happens to former elite athletes once they become too old to chase their Olympic dreams, or have to retire because of forced injuries?...
MeerKAT Puts South Africa on the Map
TOP government officials bore witness to the launch of what is on its way to being the most powerful telescope in the world. The...
Cats, pregnancy and the threat of toxoplasmosis
by AdminBraai
Kenneth Hammond-Aryee takes stock of the risks that toxoplasmosis holds for unborn babies, immune-compromised people such as those living with HIV/Aids, and people receiving organ...
Monday menu: are SA youngsters up to date with the ABC’s of abortion?
So how much do South African youngsters know about abortion legislation, and what it all entails? Most know that it is legal to get an...
Monday Menu: WCape students and their waterpipes
Is waterpipe smoking a “passing fad” among young people, and especially students, or is it the start of a different strain of the tobacco epidemic?...
Why it’s still worth getting the flu vaccine this year
by AdminBraai
Is it worth getting a flu shot this winter? Dr Sibongile Walaza, a medical epidemiologist at South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases and lecturer...
Oh rats! What can we learn about our health from cooldrink studies?
A group of Stellenbosch University physiologists and a researcher from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology tested what happens when rats drank a sugar-sweetened beverage...
What’s on KZN’s crowned eagles’ menu?
This one’s for bird lovers, especially those who spend their time watching the feathered inhabitants of KwaZulu-Natal. A new study in the Ostrich journal...
The nuts and bolts that make up the KAT-7 #Scibraai Monday Menu
Do you want to get up to speed with what’s been happening in the Karoo since the construction of the first KAT-7 radio telescopes started?...