How long-necked dinosaurs became giants

New research by scientists at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has discovered a new pattern of growth in dinosaurs. Some of the iconic Mesozoic long-necked dinosaurs (officially known as the derived sauropodomorphs or sauropods) reached about 36m in length and...

All the details for Comic Con Africa 2019

The second edition of Comic Con Africa will take place from 21 to 24 September 2019, at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. Organisers Reed Exhibitions Africa and ReedPOP have announced that, following the success of the inaugural Comic Con Africa, the event will...

Vehicle sales up 1,7% in line with forecasts

According to aggregate sales data from the National Automobile Association of South Africa, new vehicle sales were up 1,7% year-on-year with 51 866 units sold in October. Looking at year-to-date sales, the industry remains on par with the corresponding time frame in...

Google workers down tools

Google employees from offices around the world walked off the job yesterday (1 November) in protest against the way the company handled sexual misconduct in the workplace. At least 60% of offices worldwide were affected, with about 2 000 people walking out of the...

Pearson launches fast-tracked degrees in SA

The Pearson Institute of Higher Education (PIHE) has launched its newly-strutured fast-tracked Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Programmes for 2019, offering students the possibility of finishing a degree in two years. Ebrahim...
NASA’s Dawn runs out of fuel, goes silent

NASA’s Dawn runs out of fuel, goes silent

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has gone silent, ending a historic mission that studied time capsules from the solar system’s earliest chapter. Dawn missed scheduled communications sessions with NASA’s Deep Space Network on Wednesday 31 October, and Thursday...