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COVID-19: Study reveals which alcoholic drink is best at preventing the virus
Researchers have established a connection between alcohol consumption and Covid-related risks The researchers, from Shenzhen Kangning Hospital and Southwest Hospital, reviewed 473,957 subjects with an average age of 69 from...
Read moreSaturn’s moon of Mimas is likely hiding an ocean under its surface where alien life could be found: scientists
The number of places to search for life in our solar system could be expanded as scientists said they’ve discovered “compelling evidence” of a “stealth ocean world” on Saturn’s icy moon of Mimas. So...
Read moreScientists develop ‘electronic skin’ with enhanced tactile feedback
Crafted by a team of scientists from City University of Hong Kong, Dalian University of Technology, Tsinghua University, and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, the device...
Read moreSouth Africa launches satellites to monitor seas
The first Maritime Domain Awareness Satellite constellation (MDASat-1) was launched aboard US aerospace company SpaceX's Transporter-3 mission, which is owned by a South African born Elon Musk. This is the...
Read moreAfrican giant pouched rat, Landmine-sniffing ‘hero rat’ dies
The rodent’s bravery allowed it to detect more than a hundred explosives and clear 225,000 square meters of land in Cambodia The news was shared earlier this week by APOPO,...
Read moreScience: Global Warming is causing some Amazonian birds to SHAPESHIFT
Global Warming is shape-shifting the bodies of birds in the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest, a concerning new study shows. Researchers have found several bird species have become smaller with...
Read moreS.A COVID-19: Artificial intelligence unmasks Covid-19 hotspots
A home-grown cloud-enabled screening and communication app has been helping community health care workers in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal mark hotspots seamlessly by recording live community screening in real time. The...
Read moreScientists find strong evidence of mid-sized black hole
A report published on Tuesday in the Astrophysical Journal explained that so-called intermediate-mass black holes (or IMBHs) are a long-sought "missing link" in black hole evolution. Scientists said they have...
Read moreLarge asteroid will fly by the Earth this month, but won’t hit us, reassures NASA
On April 29, an asteroid estimated to be between 1.1 and 2.5 miles wide will fly by Earth. But it's not expected to collide with our planet, thankfully. If it...
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