By Leah Crane An artist’s impression of the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter on MarsNASA/JPL-Caltech NASA is sending a life-hunter to Mars. The Perseverance rover, which will hunt for signs of life past or present on the Red Planet, is scheduled to blast off on 30 July. If all goes well, the rover will…
By Leah Crane NASA is planning to return humans to the moonDynetics The US government is starting to lay down the groundwork for diplomacy on the moon. On 15 May, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine released a set of principles that will govern the Artemis Accords, a series of agreements the US wants to make with…
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…