Hunting the tardigrade: one small step in sequencing DNA of all life on Earth

As this year’s invertebrate of the year competition launches, we join scientists studying last year’s winner ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Earth Might Be Home to 20 Million Insect Species—More Than Three Times as Many as Previously Thought, a Study Suggests

Recent estimates have come to the consensus that our planet hosts roughly six million species. But new research reveals that ...
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One word for our current world: Gobsmacked

The versatile British English word can describe moments of lighthearted wonder, but also darker realizations about the ...
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Algoa FM keeps listeners connected through technology

Early adoption and continued investment in technology have supported Algoa FM’s growth over the past 40 years, to become the leading commercial media house in its footprint, from the Garden Route to ...
Scientific American

Earth is home to 20 million insect species—three times more than we thought

Some creative calculations using bug traps, epidemiology and trees suggest there are some 20 million unique insect species on ...

We've Been Undercounting the Insects. There May Be Three Times as Many Species as We Knew

A study in Costa Rica has big implications for extinction and conservation.
Smithsonian Magazine

Eight of the Worst Marine Invaders, According to Scientists

Lionfish, mitten crabs and “sea vomit.” Meet eight marine species inadvertently brought to new territory that are taking the ...
Science Daily

JUPITER supercomputer breaks world record with 50-qubit quantum simulation

Scientists in Germany have pulled off a staggering computing feat by fully simulating a 50-qubit quantum computer for the first time ever using Europe’s new exascale supercomputer, JUPITER. The ...