Dr Kresen Pillay, clinical veterinarian at the Johannesburg Zoo and UP alumnus, does a final check of Makoko before he was offloaded from the helicopter. A 210kg gorilla from the Johannesburg Zoo had to get a CT scan of his nasal passages as they were almost entirely blocked. Since road transport would take too long, the…
Environment 28 April 2020 By Michael Marshall Pine Island glacier is a weak point in the Antarctic iceNASA Goddard A major Antarctic glacier is at risk of disintegrating irreversibly if it passes a key tipping point, which could trigger the collapse of the entire West Antarctic ice sheet – and we can’t say when it might happen.…
2 min read I JOINED MEN'S HEALTH'S style team in 2021, and in that time, a wave of new athleisure brands has flooded the market with moisture-wicking dress-shirts, stretchy chinos, and stink-fighting hoodies. But few can compete with lululemon. The Canadian brand has evolved far beyond its signature leggings, becoming our style team's go-to for
On a typical busy day at the Seminole Family Medical Clinic in Seminole, Texas (population, 7386), Leila Myrick, MD, PhD — who’d moved to the rural town 5 years earlier after graduating from Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta — was about to see her first real case of measles. Until then, she’d only seen
3 min read HAVING A HEART attack can be a scary and life-changing event. It's not something you would want to experience again. Fortunately, scientists agree. And they've found an ingenious way to torpedo the chances of a second heart event. Now we're not talking about eating a heart-healthy diet or getting enough exercise—though both