Science
Cloud computing to help save Cape’s unique fynbos
SA team won a Google Earth grant to protect precious floral kingdom
Text by Sarah Wild. Photos by Jasper Slingsby.
Science | 28 July 2020
Covid-19: Companies sell unnecessary “deep cleans” with exaggerated claims
Regular cleaning with standard household products is sufficient
Science | 6 July 2020
Do poorer communities have fewer plant and animal species?
A new study confirms that the “luxury effect” is real
By Sarah Wild
Science | 23 June 2020
Covid-19: Making sense of “R”
It’s a useful but much misunderstood concept for explaining the course of the epidemic
By Max Price
Science | 19 May 2020
Enjoy the fresh air while it lasts! Lockdown causes drop in SA air pollution
This may be little comfort to people facing hunger or crippling job losses because of the lockdown, but air pollution is nevertheless a major global killer
By Tony Carnie
Science | 8 May 2020
Tim Noakes interview is dangerously misleading
And it contains elementary errors
Science | 13 April 2020
Covid-19: Come on South Africa, let’s make masks
Home-made masks can help protect us from the virus
By Heather Zar
Science | 10 April 2020
Covid-19: What do South Africa’s numbers mean?
We explain confirmed cases, death rates and more
By Marcus Low and Nathan Geffen
Science | 8 April 2020
Beware these fake claims about Covid-19
We debunk nonsense being spread about the pandemic
Science | 6 April 2020