NASA astronaut John Grunsfeld cited some less than stellar findings during a keynote speech in June at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Visitor Complex, says waiting to integrate science objectives … [+20811 chars]
The last supermoon of the year will reach peak illumination towards the southeast on Thursday night at about 21:36 EDT, according to US space agency NASA. This means that South Africans will only be … [+2558 chars]
We all wish that we could sometimes see into the future. Now, thanks to the very latest data from ESAs star mapping Gaia mission, astronomers can do just that for the Sun. By accurately identifying s… [+5927 chars]
How do 1.4 kg of brain tissue create thoughts, feelings, mental images, and an inner world? The ability of the brain to create consciousness has baffled some for millennia. The mystery of consciousn… [+7334 chars]
The last supermoon of the year will reach peak illumination towards the southeast on Thursday night at about 21:36 EDT, according to US space agency NASA. This means that South Africans will only be … [+2558 chars]
Astronomers have long sought the launch sites for some of the highest-energy protons in our galaxy. Now a study using 12 years of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope confirms that one su… [+4223 chars]
Enlarge/ A 3D paleoreconstruction of a sauropod dinosaur has revealed that the hind feet had a soft tissue pad beneath the "heel," cushioning the foot to absorb the animals immense weight. 10 with 1… [+3405 chars]
Work visa categories updated following last years controversy Life and biological sciences are back on South Africa’s list of critical skills after a controversial omission a year ago. Home affairs… [+106 chars]
Genetics is the study of inheritancefrom someones brown eyes to their inability to eat dairy. Taken together with genomicsthe study of the entire genome of an organismresearchers get better at unders… [+933 chars]
The Cretaceous Period dinosaur, named Jakapil kaniukura, would have been well protected with rows of bony disk-shaped armour along its neck and back, and down to its tail, they said. It measured abou… [+1088 chars]
Increasingly, global food production is being threatened by the effects of climate change. As floods, droughts, and extreme heat waves become more common, crops need to be able to adapt faster than e… [+5303 chars]
The star Betelgeuse appears as a brilliant, ruby-red, twinkling spot of light in the upper right shoulder of the winter constellation Orion the Hunter. But when viewed close up, astronomers know it a… [+5815 chars]
