Share on PinterestNew portable COVID-19 tests deliver results quickly and can make testing more accessible.Image credit: Getty ImagesAs of September 3, 2020, SARS-CoV-2 — the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 — has infected more than 26 million people worldwide. Accurate testing is key to controlling the virus and reducing transmission.Currently, the real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction…
Technology 18 August 2020 By Layal Liverpool Your phone might realise you are drunk even if you don’tSolStock/Getty Images Smartphones may soon be able to tell whether someone is drunk based on the way they are walking, even if the phone user is unaware of the fact. Brian Suffoletto, now at Stanford University in California,…
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…