Humans 17 September 2020 By Douglas Heingartner There are acoustic similarities between emergency sirens and howling wolvesGlenn Nagel / Alamy There is an uncanny similarity between wolf howls and emergency sirens. The sirens might be effective because we evolved to be alerted by howls, suggest researchers. Hynek Burda at the Czech University of Life Sciences…
There are no long term disease death predictions available, making it difficult to assess if the numbers of death from Covid-19 are correct. Annual deaths have been declining since 2006, but in 2020 Covid will increase our death toll this year by 10% or more.Covid-19 has been the worst short-duration pandemic since 1919.Eight months into…
The virtual Parliament generally has been capable of providing a national forum for debate.While the high-profile amendment to Section 25 had to be put on hold, the legislature passed the budget and adjusted budget.MPs from the governing ANC will have to pull up their socks as far as executive oversight is concerned.While the Covid-19 pandemic…
News24 will launch digital subscriptions at R75 per month on 8 August.It comes at a time when publishers have seen massive audience growth during Covid-19, proof that when people absolutely have to have credible information, they know where trusted news publishers are.Brands that went the subscription route years ago, withstood the shock of Covid-19 better…
National Treasury director general Dondo Mogajane. Ziyaad Douglas, Gallo Images The government will have to spend an addition R37.8 billion this year if it were to fulfill a 2018 agreement to give civil servants above-inflation increases. National Treasury has told the courts the government cannot simply afford it and it would be a debt for future…
4 min read "DAD, HOW CAN I build muscle?" For the past few years I’ve been thinking about building a home gym, and every time I came close, something stopped me. I didn’t have the space. I didn’t have the money. I was never really home—and when I was, disappearing into another part of the
Seattle, WA - Food Safety News announced today its transition to 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and the launch of FSN+, a reader-supported membership program, marking a significant milestone in the organization's commitment to independent food safety journalism. The transition addresses the evolving challenges facing independent media while ensuring the 16-year-old publication can continue delivering critical coverage
6 min read IF YOUR SOCIAL media feeds are filled with dumbbell curls and hot takes about training tempo, the same algorithm that might have served you this article has also likely been populated with clips of fitfluencers—like this one and this one—sucking their belly in and standing with their stomach flat like a pancake.