Science
UCT astronomer’s photo of neutron star makes headlines
Kelebogile Gasealahwe’s work could shed light on jets emitted by these stars
News | 25 November 2025
Biologist turns real-life African scientists into superheroes
Justin Yarrow and his team have created a series of cartoons they hope will inspire the next generation of scientists
News | 14 July 2025
What to expect when you’re expecting during a climate crisis
Rising global temperatures pose a serious threat to health of pregnant women and babies, say Wits researchers
News | 14 February 2025
MeerKAT: Why South Africa’s massive astronomy project matters
Amish Patel is a Signal Processing Engineer with the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory. He gave the second Science for the People seminar.
By Daniel Steyn
News | 27 February 2023
In it to win it – Joe Slovo learners head to world robotics championship
“Robo47” designed at Sinenjongo High School can pick up a ball and throw it
News | 25 October 2022
Soshanguve learners build one-of-a-kind solar powered train
“We sacrificed a lot of our time and I’m grateful I never gave up”
By Chris Gilili
News | 16 September 2022
Hydrogen as fuel: we should be selective about how we make and use it
Hydrogen is a useful substitute for fossil fuels, but new research shows leakages can be very damaging to the environment
Science | 3 August 2022
Here’s what the models predict about Covid-19
But beware: soothsaying has a checkered history
By Marcus Low and Nathan Geffen
Analysis | 22 May 2020
Covid-19: Why testing takes time and what to expect
There’s a lot more going on behind the scenes in the testing labs than most patients realise
By Fatima Khan
Science | 25 March 2020