Watching sports is good for you – thanks to its social bonding effects: View Apart/Shutterstock Being a sports fan, whether you’re watching top flight football, the Olympic games or your favourite local team, can be a rollercoaster ride. Incredible highs if you win, depressing lows if you don’t, and lots of stressful feelings in between. …
Kosovo and Serbia in crisis talks as regional tension escalates thanks to Russian meddling: Kosovo’s prime minister, Albin Kurti, and Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vu?i?, are scheduled to meet this weekend for the first time since Nato decided to send about 600 more peacekeeping troops into the Balkans early in October to mitigate some of the …
Skiing in the Alps faces a bleak future thanks to climate change: Dmitrijs Bindemanis / shutterstock Skiing was introduced into the Alps comparatively late in the 1880s, with the first ski-lift being developed in the Swiss resort of Davos in the winter of 1934. The industrial revolution was two centuries old by that point, but …
A new way to name bacteria: 300-year-old system revised thanks to scientific advances: Prokaryotes are single-celled organisms without nuclei and are commonly known as bacteria. Ichigomaru/Shutterstock Nearly 300 years ago the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus secured his place in scientific history when he created what’s known as the binomial system. The year was 1737 and, …
Stock markets have been a one-way bet for many years thanks to the ‘Fed put’ – but those days are over: The prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine have sent the markets into a tailspin, compounding fears around inflation that have been building over the past few months. The S&P 500 is trading at …
Coffee may become more scarce and expensive thanks to climate change – new research: Colombia's coffee region: the country could lose two thirds of its best coffee-growing land. Javier Crespo / shutterstock The world could lose half of its best coffee-growing land under a moderate climate change scenario. Brazil, which is the currently world’s largest …
Check out this Port Elizabeth image: Chapel – Thanks Nikki and Bronwyn Image by awstraton The Wedding of the Year between Emily Straton and Siya Nzimande took place on 27 December 2019 at the Vineta Estate on Old Seaview Road, Port Elizabeth. Image automatically curated and published by www.free-mail.co.za – CLICK HERE to learn more …
South Africa in the news: Lions win thanks to playing by the rules: The unbeaten Lions in South Africa had their narrowest escape in the provincial matches, beating Orange Free State 11-9 thanks to a JJ Williams try deep into injury time. But the finish was marred in …: “South Africa” – BingNews New Zealand …
South Africa in the news: India’s Women’s Hockey Coach Thanks PM Modi For ‘Inspirational Phone Call’, Says Will Fight For Bronze: Tokyo2020: PM Modi congratulated team India’s coach for their spirited performance against Argentina. Coach Sjoerd Marijne wrote about it on Twitter. See below.: “South Africa” – BingNews US developing plan to require foreign visitors …
South Africa in the news: Hockey: India women in Olympic quarter-finals after 41 years, thanks to GB: Indian women’s hockey team qualified for the Olympic quarterfinals after 41 years after it beat South Africa 4-3 and later defending champions Great Britain blanked Ireland 2-0 to ensure its passage …: “South Africa” – BingNews Tokyo Olympics: …
South Africa in the news: James Ryan thanks physios after shaking off injury: Ireland’s James Ryan hailed the efforts of the physios after he was able to recover from an abductor issue and captain his country against Japan.: “South Africa” – BingNews The Globalization of Supermax Prisons: “Supermax” prisons, conceived by the United States in …
South Africa in the news: James Ryan thanks physios after shaking off injury: Ireland’s James Ryan hailed the efforts of the physios after he was able to recover from an abductor issue and captain his country against Japan.: “South Africa” – BingNews William’s staff ‘planted stories about Harry’s mental health’, author claims: Prince William ’s …
Diphtheria could become a problem again thanks to new variants and antimicrobial resistance: The diphtheria vaccine ensures the disease is no longer the threat it once was. adriaticfoto/ Shutterstock Diphtheria is a respiratory disease that was a leading cause of death in children worldwide in the early 20th Century. Thanks to a successful vaccine introduced …
How a pre-Incan civilisation thrived in the Atacama Desert thanks to seabird poo fertiliser: The Atacama is the driest place on earth outside of a few Antarctic valleys. Olga Danylenko / shutterstock The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is one of the driest places on the planet – in many years it receives no rain …
Older volunteers are being pushed out of charity shops thanks to the pandemic: Lee Bryant Photography/Shutterstock Charity shops are part of the rhythm of everyday life: vibrant social hubs where people can work, volunteer, donate and spend. Older people make up the fabric of charity retailing. Their experiences, skills and knowledge are built into the …
Dire wolves went extinct 13,000 years ago but thanks to new genetic analysis their true story can now be told: North America during the late Pleistocene: a pack of dire wolves (red hair) are feeding bison while a pair of grey wolves approach in the hopes of scavenging. Mauricio Antón, Author provided Thanks to the …
South Africa in the news: You will be missed: RCB thanks Steyn for memories: You will be missed, Dale Steyn! Thank you for the memories and keep rooting for us.” Steyn cleared the air on his retirement and said he is taking some time off from cricket and is not calling it …: “South Africa” …
South Africa in the news: Empty Trauma Wards in SA Make History Thanks to Alcohol Ban and Curfew: History was made today in South Africa with drastically reduced trauma cases being seen in hospitals on the first day of the year. South Africa’s stricter lockdown 3 regulations – including an alcohol …: “South Africa” – …