By Donna Lu Hurricanes could be common on Earth-like exoplanets3DSculptor/Getty Images Earth-sized rocky exoplanets that orbit small, red stars might have intense hurricanes, according to an analysis of exoplanets orbiting M dwarfs – stars much smaller and cooler than our sun. Thaddeus Komacek at the University of Chicago in the US, and his colleagues used…
By Leah Crane An artist’s impression of exoplanets around the nearby red dwarf star GJ 887Mark Garlick Just 11 light years away from Earth a pair of hot, rocky worlds orbit a small, red star that is unusually calm. The fact that these objects are so nearby – in cosmic terms – makes them relatively easy…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…