Letseng in Lesotho. Photo: Rene Burger/Storm report SA Rene Burger/Storm report SA In what could be a chance to buck the downturn, a small African miner has found a giant diamond that could be worth up to $18 million.This is around R309 million at current rates. Gem Diamonds Ltd. said Friday it had an unearthed a…
Space 23 July 2020 By Jonathan O’Callaghan Cracks in Marius Regio on GanymedeNASA/JPL/OWW Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is covered in cracks that may be evidence of a huge collision, making them the largest known impact structure in the solar system. Ganymede is the biggest moon in the solar system, and the ninth biggest object – larger…
Space 19 June 2020 By Jonathan O’Callaghan Hot Jupiters are a class of gas giant exoplanetdotted zebra / Alamy Giant planets known as hot Jupiters appear to be growing in size as they are heated by their stars over billions of years. Hot Jupiters are a loosely defined class of gas giant exoplanets that orbit…
A giant squid was found on a beach in Britannia Bay in the Western Cape.The squid, which measured 4.19m, was not a fully grown adult, according to marine biologist Dr Wayne Florence.The specimen has been sent to the Iziko Museums of South Africa to add to its marine invertebrate collection.A giant squid was found stranded,…
By Jonathan O’Callaghan A close-up of the western Medusae Fossae Formation taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance OrbiterNASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona A giant floating raft of volcanic rock called pumice could have drifted across an ancient Martian ocean and created one of the most mysterious features we can see on the surface of Mars today. The Medusae…
The recalled product was distributed nationally through the online platforms, Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Target, and the company's websites, tnvitamins.com and doctorspride.com. Published: June 12, 2026, 10:11 pm Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, NY is voluntarily expanding its recall of TNVitamins and Doctor's Pride Ultra Potent Complete Green Superfood Moringa Capsules because they have
The consumer group wants the USDA to release information about previously approved testing methods the department now says are unsatisfactory because of false positives. Published: June 12, 2026, 12:05 am Consumer Reports says the USDA should release information about Salmonella testing methods for some chicken products that it first deemed adequate but under the Trump
For more than thirty years I have represented the families on the other end of a foodborne outbreak — the parents of children on dialysis with hemolytic uremic syndrome, the survivors of a contaminated hamburger or a bag of spinach, the people left planning funerals. I built a career holding companies accountable when the food