Some women have become pregnant through anal sex – and other extremely rare methods of conception: Sometimes, pregnancies occur under extremely rare circumstances. fizkes/ Shutterstock Unless you skipped sex ed class, you probably have at least a basic understanding of how babies are made. An egg (ovum) needs to be fertilised by sperm during a …
Five old contraception methods that show why the pill was a medical breakthrough: The wishbone pessary didn't look comfortable Science Museum Group Collection, CC BY-NC If you have access to it, it’s easy to take today’s contraception for granted. But key discoveries over the last century or so changed the lives of women. Before the …
Car thieves are using increasingly sophisticated methods, and most new vehicles are vulnerable: shutterstock Car theft is on the rise, according to AA Insurance Services. Worryingly, thieves are increasingly using high-tech tools to target weaknesses in the same sensors and computerised systems that were designed to help make our journeys safer and more comfortable. In …
How to use methods in Java: How to use methods in Java sethkenlon Tue, 01/10/2023 – 10:25 A method in Java (called a “function” in many other programming languages) is a portion of code that’s been grouped together and labeled for reuse. Methods are useful because they allow you to perform the same action or …
Silicon is used in construction, microchips and more – ‘green’ methods could help extract it from sugarcane waste: When sugarcane bagasse is burned, the ash contains silica. The race is on to extract this for various uses. Geoff Sperring/Shutterstock In some parts of South Africa’s Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, sugarcane fields stretch as far as …
Universities after COVID: as lecture theatres reopen, some pandemic teaching methods should live on: Rido/Shutterstock COVID-19 restrictions required universities to move their classes online. It was a tremendous – although difficult – learning experience for all involved in this shift. As restrictions have been lifted, universities are moving back to in-person teaching. With campuses getting …
Life extension: the five most promising methods – so far: Exercise is still one of the best ways to boost longevity. Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Most people want to live a long and happy life – or at least avoid a short and miserable one. If you’re in that majority, then you’re in luck. Over the last decade, …
Afghanistan: Taliban face many obstacles to governing – not least their violent methods: Afghanistan has been nicknamed the “graveyard of empires” in reference to the failure of colonial attempts to govern it. Yet this often distracts from the sombre fact that anyone – whether insiders or outsiders – who has tried to establish control over …
The ‘new’ Taliban regime in Afghanistan: different methods but the same political goal: In the press conferences that have followed the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, the group has projected a changed image. Its spokesmen have attempted to distance this Taliban from the legacy of brutal force and violent oppression of women and ethnic minorities that …
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South Africa in the news: Instant EFT shines in local alternative payment methods space: While in-app payments, wallets and QR codes dominate in the mobile payment space, when it comes to bigger ticket items, instant EFT payments are becoming the method of …: “South Africa” – BingNews Ford SA pays out claims to 56 people …
Encouraging walking and cycling isn’t hard – here are three tried and tested methods: Camilo Jimenez/Unsplash, FAL The UK has been promised a cycling revolution for decades. In 1996, then-transport minister Steve Norris enthused about quadrupling cycling trips by 2012. Similarly, former prime minister David Cameron promised a “cycling revolution” in 2013 which fizzled out …
Universities should learn from assessment methods used during the pandemic – and cut down on exams for good: sakkarin sapu/Shutterstock Timed written examinations continue to dominate university assessment. In most professions, the need to recall and write down specific information from memory under timed conditions is rare. Yet every year across the world students are …
Introduction to Herbalism: Moisturizing Oils Discover the beauty of infusing herbs into oil for moisturizing, massage, and skin healing. In this hands-on class we will discuss the benefits of herbal oils, explore healing herbs for skin, learn different methods of infusion, and infuse an herbal oil to take home. Instructor: Amanda Midkiff, herbal farmer and …
Threats to media freedom in Africa: some old methods and some new: The push to tax social media users is gaining momentum across Africa. Shutterstock The government of Benin has cancelled a recent decree that imposed a tax on users of platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp. Known as “over-the-top” platforms, they can deliver …
Why new-fangled mosquito controls should not replace tried and tested methods: Controlling mosquitoes has a large effect on controlling the diseases they carry. Alvin Baez/Reuters In the last 40 years of mosquito-borne viruses such as malaria, yellow fever and dengue, scientists have introduced myriad interventions to control the population of mosquitoes. This is because controlling …