A new study challenges the presumption that all South-Eastern-Bantu speaking groups are a single genetic entity.
Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2021
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Magma chambers are large bodies of molten rock located several kilometers below Earth's surface. They are difficult to study in real-time because of their vast distances from the surface of Earth. Geologists examine the igneous ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 1, 2021
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Two master's students are developing new technologies aimed at disrupting the booming cannabis, or so called 'green gold," industry.
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2021
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Scientific evidence shows specialized features in the large brains of whales and dolphins that are adapted for heat production.
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2021
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Previously thought of as heavy, slow and sluggish, the 260-million-year-old predator, Anteosaurus, was a ferocious hunter-killer.
Paleontology & Fossils
Mar 3, 2021
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Wits geophysicists have invented cost-effective and environmentally friendly seismic technologies that will contribute to sustainable mining exploration.
Earth Sciences
Jan 28, 2021
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Diamonds have a firm foothold in our lexicon. Their many properties often serve as superlatives for quality, clarity and hardiness. Aside from the popularity of this rare material in ornamental and decorative use, these precious ...
Superconductivity
Oct 6, 2020
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Researchers in South Africa's Border Cave, a well-known archeological site perched on a cliff between eSwatini (Swaziland) and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, have found evidence that people have been using grass bedding to ...
Archaeology
Aug 14, 2020
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Researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, have demonstrated a record setting quantum protocol for sharing a secret amongst many parties. The team created an 11-dimensional quantum state ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 31, 2020
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Aardvarks occur across most of sub-Saharan Africa, but very few people have seen one, because they are solitary, mostly active at night, and live in burrows. They use their spade-like claws to build these burrows and to dig ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 9, 2020
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