Humans 14 September 2020 By Jason Arunn Murugesu Your brain determines your perception of timeYANDONG LIU / Alamy Time may sometimes seem slower than it is because part of our brain becomes fatigued. “One might have experienced this manipulation after hearing music with fast tempo,” says Masamichi Hayashi at Osaka University in Japan. “The next…
A health worker collects a nasal swab from a man during a random testing for COVID-19 in Itagui, Columbia.Photo: Joaquin Sarmiento (Getty Images)Scientists might be closer to understanding one of the most common symptoms of even mild covid-19: the loss of smell and taste. A new study suggests that infection by the novel coronavirus can…
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…