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LONDON — Poop doesn’t lie.That’s why scientists are looking at sewers running under the world’s cities and towns for information they hope will help to stem the spread of the coronavirus.Sewers are treasure troves of information, containing genetic material of COVID-19 shed by those with the virus in their fecal matter — even if they…

(Duncan Alfreds, News24, file) The 16 are part of a group of 105 who escaped after getting tested for Covid-19.One of the 16 boys is accused of infecting 12 other boys at a soccer tournament held at a local village.A total of 200 Eastern Cape schools remain closed due to Covid-19.A group of 16 pupils…

A man believed to be a Nigerian national is suspected to have drowned at Beta Beach in Bakoven, Cape Town, on Sunday.National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Bakoven station commander Luke van Riet said, at 16:12, Bakoven duty crew were alerted to an unconfirmed report of a suspected drowning in progress near Beta Beach."NSRI Bakoven sea rescue crew…

By Donna Lu After flooding, plastics and debris covered the waters of Durban harbour in April 2019Grant Blakeway/Lauren Biermann et al. With help from artificial intelligence, we can now detect patches of floating marine plastic from satellite data. The technique may eventually help environmental researchers better monitor and manage plastic waste in the ocean. Lauren…