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Google Reveals South Africa's Most Mispronounced Words

Google Reveals South Africa’s Most Mispronounced Words

Africa-Press - South-Africa. A study conducted by Unscramblerer.com examined the words that cause us the most confusion. They analysed data from 1 January to 3...
Webb Telescope Images Challenge Galaxy Formation Beliefs

Webb Telescope Images Challenge Galaxy Formation Beliefs

Africa-Press - South-Africa. The new images come courtesy of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the most powerful telescope ever launched. Its sensitivity enables...
Low Water Levels Expose Jurassic Mammal Fossils

Low Water Levels Expose Jurassic Mammal Fossils

Africa-Press - South-Africa. These remarkable fossils were uncovered by researchers documenting fossil tracks in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (NRA) of southern Utah....
Loss-making Nissan says on 'path to recovery'

Loss-making Nissan says on ‘path to recovery’

Africa-Press - South-Africa. Struggling Japanese automaker Nissan said Thursday it was on the "path to recovery" even as it reported a hefty $690-million loss...
Life expectancy in South Africa is falling

Life expectancy in South Africa is falling

Africa-Press - South-Africa. Non-communicable diseases, also known as lifestyle diseases, are bringing South Africa’s life expectancy down. Life expectancy rates dropped to 66.55 years in...
Boost Your Immunity: A Guide to Fighting Disease

Boost Your Immunity: A Guide to Fighting Disease

Africa-Press - South-Africa. Over the past decade or so, the world has witnessed epidemics, one after another: SARS, Bird flu, Swine flu, Ebola, Marburg...
Russian Scientists Develop New Energy Conservation Technique

Russian Scientists Develop New Energy Conservation Technique

Africa-Press - South-Africa. Industrial production is accompanied by the release of significant amounts of thermal energy, which in most cases is irretrievably lost, dissipating...
Earth's Shrinking Moon Causes Quakes Like a Raisin

Earth’s Shrinking Moon Causes Quakes Like a Raisin

Africa-Press - South-Africa. A new study has found the moon may be shrinking - and shaking as it crunches down. According to a team of...
Scientists Warn of Potential Repeat of Ancient Tsunami

Scientists Warn of Potential Repeat of Ancient Tsunami

Africa-Press - South-Africa. Noting that he didn't realise the Mediterranean Sea could produce such a massive wave, one researcher warned that history may repeat...
Why lead in paints is a threat to public health

Why lead in paints is a threat to public health

Africa-Press - South-Africa. In a move to promote safer paint manufacturing and reduce toxic exposure, authorities are conducting a comprehensive national assessment of lead...