Jul 9, 2020
A comet visiting from the most distant parts of our solar system is putting on a spectacular nighttime display. Named Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, the comet made its once-in-our-lifetimes close approach to the Sun on 3 July 2020, and will cross outside Earth’s orbit...
Jul 8, 2020
Africa’s economic growth could rebound in 2021, provided that governments manage the Covid-19 infection rate well. This is according to updated forecasts from the African Development Bank, which projects growth rebounding to 3% in 2021 from -3,4% in the...
Jul 7, 2020
What started out as a hunt for ice lurking in polar lunar craters turned into an unexpected finding that could help clear some muddy history about the Moon’s formation. Team members of the Miniature Radio Frequency (Mini-RF) instrument on NASA’s Lunar...
Jul 6, 2020
For the first time, a team led by researchers at MIT LIGO Laboratory has measured the effects of quantum fluctuations on objects at the human scale. In a paper published in Nature, the researchers report observing that quantum fluctuations, tiny as they may be, can...
Jul 3, 2020
A record 53,6-million metric tonnes (Mt) of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019, up 21% in just five years, according to the UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2020. The new report also predicts global e-waste – discarded products with a battery or plug...
Jul 2, 2020
Employees are aware of cybersecurity risks and policies – but they are not necessarily changing their behaviours. Nearly two thirds (66%) of remote workers in Nigeria , Kenya and South Africa say they are more conscious of their organisation’s...
