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Ostrich, Emu Ancestors Could Fly, Scientists Discover
It may sound like a joke, but scientists have long been puzzled by how the family of birds that includes African ostriches, Australian emus and cassowaries, New Zealand kiwis and South American rheas spread across the world -- given that none of them
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Meet The Antarctica Research Crew Trapped With "Violent" Colleague
A team of South African scientists expected to work together for months in a remote Antarctic research station was left shaken after one of them beat, threatened and sexually harassed at least two of his colleagues.
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Trapped In Antarctica, Scientists Plead For Help, Accuse Colleague Of Death Threats
The claims were made in an email sent from the base, in which the sender expressed fear for their own and their colleagues' safety, urging immediate intervention.
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Scientists Find Mysterious Cosmic Threads In The Centre Of Milky Way
The discovery is based on an analysis of the data captured by South African Radio Astronomy Observatory's MeerKAT radio telescope.
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Mandatory Covid Vaccinations Find Low Support In Africa, Shows Study
Less than half of the African continent is amenable to mandatory vaccinations for COVID-19, according to a study by a group of scientists, which was published in the peer-reviewed journal, PLOS One.
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Omicron Causes 3 Times As Many Reinfections As Delta: Study
A preliminary study by South African scientists published Thursday suggests the Omicron variant is three times more likely to cause reinfections compared to the Delta or Beta strains.
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Previous Infection Does Not Provide Protection From 'Omicron': South Africa
People infected with earlier variants of Covid do not appear to be protected against Omicron, although vaccination will still prevent serious illness, a top South African scientist said Thursday.
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On Omicron, A New Warning From South African Scientists
Leading South African scientists warned it is still too early to determine that the omicron variant will only cause mild illness.
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"It Was Scary": How South African Scientists Spotted Omicron Variant
On Friday Nov. 19, Raquel Viana, Head of Science at one of South Africa's biggest private testing labs, sequenced the genes on eight coronavirus samples - and got the shock of her life.
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Delta Variant Driving Covid Third Wave In South Africa
The highly contagious Delta variant is driving a surge in South African COVID-19 infections that is testing the capacity of hospitals and forcing authorities to mull tighter restrictions, the government and scientists said on Saturday.
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Ostrich, Emu Ancestors Could Fly, Scientists Discover
It may sound like a joke, but scientists have long been puzzled by how the family of birds that includes African ostriches, Australian emus and cassowaries, New Zealand kiwis and South American rheas spread across the world -- given that none of them
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Meet The Antarctica Research Crew Trapped With "Violent" Colleague
A team of South African scientists expected to work together for months in a remote Antarctic research station was left shaken after one of them beat, threatened and sexually harassed at least two of his colleagues.
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Trapped In Antarctica, Scientists Plead For Help, Accuse Colleague Of Death Threats
The claims were made in an email sent from the base, in which the sender expressed fear for their own and their colleagues' safety, urging immediate intervention.
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Scientists Find Mysterious Cosmic Threads In The Centre Of Milky Way
The discovery is based on an analysis of the data captured by South African Radio Astronomy Observatory's MeerKAT radio telescope.
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Mandatory Covid Vaccinations Find Low Support In Africa, Shows Study
Less than half of the African continent is amenable to mandatory vaccinations for COVID-19, according to a study by a group of scientists, which was published in the peer-reviewed journal, PLOS One.
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Omicron Causes 3 Times As Many Reinfections As Delta: Study
A preliminary study by South African scientists published Thursday suggests the Omicron variant is three times more likely to cause reinfections compared to the Delta or Beta strains.
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Previous Infection Does Not Provide Protection From 'Omicron': South Africa
People infected with earlier variants of Covid do not appear to be protected against Omicron, although vaccination will still prevent serious illness, a top South African scientist said Thursday.
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On Omicron, A New Warning From South African Scientists
Leading South African scientists warned it is still too early to determine that the omicron variant will only cause mild illness.
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"It Was Scary": How South African Scientists Spotted Omicron Variant
On Friday Nov. 19, Raquel Viana, Head of Science at one of South Africa's biggest private testing labs, sequenced the genes on eight coronavirus samples - and got the shock of her life.
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Delta Variant Driving Covid Third Wave In South Africa
The highly contagious Delta variant is driving a surge in South African COVID-19 infections that is testing the capacity of hospitals and forcing authorities to mull tighter restrictions, the government and scientists said on Saturday.
