Category: Technology

The southern African region is battling with drought at present. This is the result of El Niño, a natural climate cycle characterised by changes in Pacific Ocean temperatures. It has effects on global weather patterns, particularly rainfall and temperature. The drought has hit the region’s agricultural productivity hard. Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe have declared a […]

Dyson Sphere. Credit Kevin Gill/ Wikimedia Commons Astronomers discovered potential 7 candidates for Dyson spheres, evidence of alien mega-structures. Astronomers searched for partially built Dyson spheres and other large structures around stars. They found that such structures would be easy to spot with our telescopes. After a thorough search, they identified seven candidate stars, all […]

It’s crucial for healthy child development that children can form secure attachment bonds with their parents. Decades of research identified one key ingredient for this process: the coordination of parents’ and children’s brains and behaviour during social interactions. Humans connect with each other by synchronising in many ways. Called bio-behavioural synchrony, this involves imitation of […]

Dyson Sphere. Credit Kevin Gill/ Wikimedia Commons Astronomers discovered potential 7 candidates for Dyson spheres, evidence of alien mega-structures. Astronomers searched for partially built Dyson spheres and other large structures around stars. They found that such structures would be easy to spot with our telescopes. After a thorough search, they identified seven candidate stars, all […]

The Seychelles archipelago of 115 islands stretches across a vast area of the western Indian Ocean. Each island is fringed by coral reefs. Coral reefs are formed by colonies of invertebrate animals that build hard skeletons and grow in a myriad of forms. These complex tropical reefs support a third of all species in the […]

Bentley Fourth-Generation Continental GT. Bentley The Bentley fourth-generation Continental GT will have 780 hp, to be revealed in June. The fourth-generation Continental GT features Bentley’s new Ultra Performance Hybrid powertrain. This car offers 780 hp and 1000 Nm of torque, with an electric-only range of 50 miles (80 km) and a CO2 emission of less […]

Two years ago, a study was published that claimed nutritionally sound vegan diets are “the healthiest and least hazardous dietary choice for dogs”. We recently published a study challenging those findings. Based on our analysis of the data the original study used, we argue the association between diet and dog health (or more accurately, the […]

This artist concept shows a NASA-developed small-core jet engine installed in General Electric Aerospace’s CFM RISE jet engine design.  GE Aerospace NASA and industry partners are moving to the next stage in designing Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC), a new jet engine for ultra-efficient airliners. This project aims to create a smaller, hybrid-electric turbofan engine […]

A study by the Israeli company Sanolla in collaboration with ‘Clalit Health Services’ and ‘Edwards Lifesciences’, reveals that the company’s smart stethoscope (Smartscope) presented a sensitivity of 89% compared to only 46% in the diagnostic sensitivity of the acoustic stethoscope. Sanolla’s CEO, Dr. Doron Adler: “A real revolution in diagnosis even for experienced family doctors.” […]

The relationship between climate and malaria transmission is complex and has been the subject of intense study for some three decades. Mosquito vector populations sufficient to maintain malaria transmission occur within a particular range of temperatures and humidity that are suitable for their survival and breeding. The parasite also needs suitable temperatures to complete its […]