By Jonathan O’Callaghan The Very Large Telescope in the Chilean Atacama desertESO/F. Kamphues The distribution of dark matter in the universe may be ten per cent smoother than thought, potentially upending our understanding of the evolution of the cosmos. Today, scientists announced results from the seven-year Kilo-Degree Survey (KiDS), using the Very Large Telescope (VLT)…
Viv Richards and Ian Botham on the golf course... Hannah Peters/Getty Images Almost half a century on from when cricket legends Ian Botham and Viv Richards made their county debut for Somerset their bond is as strong as ever, they explained in media interviews on Friday.England all-rounder Botham, 64, earned the respect and eternal friendship…
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…