Scientists discover a species of stingray that lived around 500 to 370 million years ago
Jun 02, 2020 03:12 am UTC| Science
Another breakthrough in terms of searching for species of living beings that existed millions of years ago was made as of late. Scientists were able to discover a species of stingray that lived hundreds of millions of...
NASA: Agency detects spike in pollution levels in China as coronavirus lockdowns are slowly lifted
May 31, 2020 03:53 am UTC| Science
In the countries that are affected by the pandemic, the environment was able to see a drop in pollution levels along with better air quality. However, in China, where the pandemic began, NASA revealed that the countrys...
Human activity can potentially cause 50 billion years' worth of evolution: study
May 31, 2020 03:52 am UTC| Science
The Earth has been around for billions of years, and over those years, many species of living things have roamed on the planet. However, a new study suggests that human activity may be responsible for the extinction of...
Asteroids: Scientists say asteroids Ryugu and Bennu may came from the same parent rock
May 31, 2020 03:52 am UTC| Science
100% uniqueness Among the asteroids that space agencies such as NASA are keeping tabs on is the asteroid Bennu. Scientists recently discovered that Bennu, along with another asteroid Ryugu, actually came from the same...
SpaceX astronaut launch: here's the rocket science it must get right
May 29, 2020 14:17 pm UTC| Science
Two NASA astronauts, Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, will make history by travelling to the International Space Station in a privately funded spacecraft, SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule. It will also be...
Half the matter in the universe was missing – we found it hiding in the cosmos
May 29, 2020 14:09 pm UTC| Science
In the late 1990s, cosmologist made a prediction about much ordinary matter there should be in the universe. About 5%, they estimated, should be regular stuff with rest a mixture of dark matter and dark energy. But when...
Asteroids: 3D simulations show how the asteroid collision struck the dinosaurs at a fatal level
May 28, 2020 08:22 am UTC| Science
The dinosaurs that once roamed the Earth millions of years ago were believed to have been wiped out by a large asteroid that collided with the planet. Recently, some simulations that researchers conducted revealed just how...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight