Omicron variant may have reached Europe earlier than thought: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news: Omicron variant may have reached Europe earlier than thought: Economic powerhouses Japan and France reported their first cases of the omicron variant Tuesday, while new findings indicate the mutant coronavirus was already in Europe close to a week before South … … [Read more...] about Omicron variant may have reached Europe earlier than thought
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Jacarandas in parts of SA are flowering earlier: Why it’s a warning sign
Jacarandas in parts of SA are flowering earlier: Why it’s a warning sign: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news: Jacarandas in parts of SA are flowering earlier: Why it’s a warning sign: In September each year, South Africa’s Gauteng province turns purple. The cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria are well covered with trees – and jacarandas (Jacaranda mimosifolia), … [Read more...] about Jacarandas in parts of SA are flowering earlier: Why it’s a warning sign
SA News: Alarming investigation finds South African Covid strain spread undetected between guests at a Sydney quarantine hotel earlier this month
Alarming investigation finds South African Covid strain spread undetected between guests at a Sydney quarantine hotel earlier this month: Health authorities have confirmed the South Africa variant of COVID-19 spread between guests at a Sydney quarantine hotel earlier this month. Source: "South Africa" - BingNews … [Read more...] about SA News: Alarming investigation finds South African Covid strain spread undetected between guests at a Sydney quarantine hotel earlier this month
Marion Island’s last ice age happened earlier than we thought. Why it matters | The Conversation
Marion Island's last ice age happened earlier than we thought. Why it matters: A glacial depositional feature – an erratic – is a large rock that has been ‘bull-dozed’ and deposited by a moving glacier. Elizabeth RudolphThe Prince Edward Island group lies about 2300km south-east of South Africa in the Southern Indian Ocean. There are two islands in this group: Prince Edward and … [Read more...] about Marion Island’s last ice age happened earlier than we thought. Why it matters | The Conversation
Fossil find suggests _Homo erectus_ emerged 200,000 years earlier than thought | The Conversation
Fossil find suggests _Homo erectus_ emerged 200,000 years earlier than thought: The ~2 Ma Homo erectus cranium, DNH 134, from the Drimolen Fossil Hominin site. Matthew V. CaruanaThe human evolutionary path is complicated. It’s almost impossible to say exactly when we modern humans became “us”. This quandary is best articulated by the famous naturalist Charles Darwin in his book … [Read more...] about Fossil find suggests _Homo erectus_ emerged 200,000 years earlier than thought | The Conversation
