Removing invasive plants from Cape Town’s catchments has restored 18.77 billion litres of water annually, strengthening the city’s water supply and protecting rivers, dams, and groundwater.

Vladimir Likhonos had been working with explosive chemicals when he is believed to have made one fatal mistake ...

Vladimir Likhonos was a chemistry student who had been working with explosive chemicals ...

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Science fiction is that creative space where you ground yourself in basic principles of science (and reason, if you will have it) and let your imagination soar. You take your darkest fears and highest ...

Gum makers have claimed, for decades, chewing is good for your mental health. They’re kind of on to something. Humans have chewed on gum for millennia. Scientists are still trying to figure out why.

We’ve all heard the myth that swallowed gum stays in your body for seven years. While that’s not true, it’s still generally not great to swallow it, since our digestive system can’t break it down. But ...

The search for life beyond our solar system heated up this year when scientists reported a tantalising signal from an exoplanet of a molecule that is known to be produced exclusively by life on Earth.

Swallowing a piece of gum is usually harmless. While your digestive system can't break down the gum's chewy base, the common belief that swallowed gum stays in your system for seven years is just a ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

Chewing gum may help strengthen jaw muscles, but there is little evidence to suggest that it can visibly alter a person’s jawline. Excessive gum chewing may lead to jaw pain, headaches, and tooth ...

We all know the ritual of unwrapping a stick of gum before a big date, a job interview or to stay awake during a college lecture or afternoon slump. After all, gum is the ultimate multitasker – ...