If you’re spending a year studying life on a remote island, you’re going to need some excellent coffee to keep you going.
Knowing where your nightmares come from and how to control them goes a long way towards a decent night’s sleep.
Scientists believe that recovered COVID-19 patients could be faced with some very worrying after-effects.
The Crew Dragon returned to Earth safely after its historic mission to the International Space Station.
The Perseverance Rover is loaded up on Atlas 5 and ready to lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral. Destination: Mars.
We’re learning more about the virus as the months roll on, including how long you should self-isolate or quarantine if you think you’ve been exposed.
Famed aquanaut Fabien Cousteau is raising funds to build a high-tech underwater habitat.
Scientists have been studying yeast, and they think that their findings could be the first step towards delaying ageing in humans.
A recent study adds to growing evidence that COVID-19 could lead to long-term neurological complications, even in those with mild symptoms.
NASA has released a decade-long timelapse of the sun, with each second of the video representing one day.
Just when we thought the current pandemic was the extent of what we’d have to worry about this year, China discovers a mutation of the H1N1 virus.
The University of Witwatersrand, in partnership with Oxford University, starts human trials this week for a possible COVID-19 vaccine.
As far back as the first outbreak of COVID-19 in China, researchers have been testing the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine with mixed results.
On July 14, a robotic craft will leave a remote Japanese island and head for the Red Planet, with quite a journey to get there.
A new study looks into just how effective the two-metre physical distancing rule actually is.
This past weekend, for the first time in history, a commercial aerospace company carried humans into Earth’s orbit.
The South African National Space Agency has teamed up with NASA to host a Deep Space Ground Station.
For the first time since 2011, NASA astronauts are launching into orbit from the United States.
NASA’s latest experiment on its mission to reach Mars involves locking a small group of people in a shuttle for eight months.
Elizabeth Fischer’s work with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has seen her capture, and create, dramatic images of the dangerous pathogen.
A top South African virologist says that most people will probably catch COVID-19, but many won’t get seriously ill.
The coronavirus tends to impact certain racial groups more than others, and it has a great deal to do with inequality.
The Hubble Space Telescope is 30 years old. Let’s look back at some of its most iconic images of the universe.
It’s bad enough battling the coronavirus once, but some test results seemed to show that you could become reinfected.
Google searches related to weird and vivid dreams have surged during lockdown, so you’re not alone. Here’s what experts reckon is going on.
To expand our knowledge of black holes, a network of AMT telescopes are being set up around the world, including one in Africa.
Jennifer Haller speaks out about what it was like to be the first person in the world to trial a possible vaccine for COVID-19.
We have made significant advancements in modern medicine, and technology. Combined, those two things could be what we need to beat COVID-19.
Just when you thought that the vastness of space couldn’t get more awe-inspiring, astronomers found more worlds on the edges of the solar system.
The Mars rover, Curiosity, has captured a high-resolution panoramic picture of its home, giving us a unique look at the surface of the red planet.