The arrival of medium and large antelope on African soil coincides dramatically with the evolution of thorn trees in the African savanna.
Environment
Sep 6, 2016
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The new study that for the first time examined the internal anatomy of a fossil human relative's heel bone, or calcaneus, shows greater similarities with gorillas than chimpanzees.
Evolution
Aug 11, 2016
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Johannesburg, South Africa - an international team of researchers led by scientists from the University of the Witwatersrand's Evolutionary Studies Institute and the South African Centre for Excellence in PalaeoSciences today ...
Archaeology
Jul 28, 2016
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T. rex may have been the most ferocious creature in the jungle, but something as simple as growing hair may have helped mammal-like reptiles to outlive this scary beast.
Archaeology
Jun 22, 2016
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The rise of big data and advances in information technology has serious implications for our ability to deliver sufficient bandwidth to meet the growing demand.
Optics & Photonics
Jun 10, 2016
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(University of the Witwatersrand) Using geometric phase inside lasers for the first time, researchers find a way to change the orbital angular momentum of laser beams.
Optics & Photonics
Mar 15, 2016
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Two new hominin fossils have been found in a previously uninvestigated chamber in the Sterkfontein Caves, just North West of Johannesburg in South Africa.
Paleontology & Fossils
Feb 11, 2016
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Diamonds dug up from ancient rock formations in the Johannesburg area, between 1890 and 1930 - before the industrialisation of gold mining - have revealed secrets of how the Earth worked more than 3.5 billion years ago.
Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2016
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Puff Adders are the ultimate ambush predator.
Plants & Animals
Jan 11, 2016
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The second set of papers related to the remarkable discovery of Homo naledi, a new species of human relative, have been published in scientific journal, Nature Communications, on Tuesday, 6 October 2015.
Archaeology
Oct 6, 2015
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