The Crusaders join the Super Rugby Aotearoa fray this weekend, only adding to the allure of Round Two.As 10-time champions, they have notched plenty of imperious victories over South African foes.Every now and then, SA opponents have left them with seriously bloodied noses.Super Rugby Aotearoa got off to a largely rip-roaring start without them ...…
The rare heart bone, called the os cordis, found in chimpanzees.Image: University of NottinghamScientists in the United Kingdom have discovered a rare bone, called the os cordis, in chimpanzees with a common heart condition. The implications of this finding could extend to humans, who share a close genetic relationship to chimps.Cattle, buffalo, and sheep have…
A general view of the University of Cape Town on January 21, 2020 in Cape Town. Gallo Images/Jacques Stander Nicoli Nattrass, a professor at UCT, has been accused of racism after she published an academic piece.UCT’s Black Academic Caucus says racism at the institution is being ignored.Read both side of the argument here.A storm has…
The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, become a member and sign up for our newsletter, Outbreak Today. In theory, Skylar Herbert was not someone who was likely to have contracted the coronavirus. Far younger than those considered vulnerable…
You’re going through something big, but you don’t speak up. You’re exhausted, but you white-knuckle through the day. Your friends offer help, but you brush it off. If this sounds familiar, you probably pride yourself for being self-sufficient and always tending to your own needs. But when you make a conscious choice to remain an
Honestly, I am trying to take a few days off and enjoy time away for my wife’s birthday. However, I just got the below photo from the father of one of the 51 children impacted by the ByHeart botulism outbreak. He found the formula still on the shelf at a Safeway in Flagstaff, Arizona –
3 min read FOR THE FIRST time, doctors have successfully completed a coronary artery bypass without cutting the patient open. They recently documented the results of the landmark surgery in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. The surgery was done on a 67-year-old man whose aortic valve was already replaced with a prosthetic. However, he developed a buildup