Medicine & TechnologyA snake expert was called in to rescue a deformed two-headed snake that decided to set up its home in a man's garden in South Africa. Check out what caused this extremely rare mutation in animals.
Researchers found that great white sharks have been disappearing from a hot spot in Cape Town, South Africa. Read the article to know how two orcas drive the sharks away.
Another shark attack had been reported and the victim was mauled to death. Check out which shark species should be avoided to prevent a similar bloody encounter.
Experts discover that two southern right whales in Argentina crossed over 6,000 miles through the Atlantic ocean. Read more about the first-ever recorded journey of the species, and why the whales carried out a long, unexpected voyage from Africa to America.
Endangered pangolins that were recovered from South African poaching activity are now in the custody of conservation authorities. Learn more about how the animals are being taken care of by rehabilitation and veterinary specialists.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has developed into 21 mutations while in the body of a South African woman with HIV for nine months. She became infected with COVID-19 after a few weeks following her HIV medication course.
The head of South Africa's Medical Research Council or SAMRC, Glenda Gray recently claimed that the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot developed by Johnson and Johnson has 85-percent efficacy.
South Africa has advanced laboratories working on COVID-19 where they also discovered the alarming new variant Omicron. Currently, it is driving most cases in the capital, and commercial hub of the country.
The UK has previously announced travel bans in six South African countries after the confirmation of the new mutant COVID-19 variant Omicron. But PM Boris Johnson is now considering extending it to more countries to prevent local transmission, especially during the holiday season.
The United Kingdom government recently announced it has suspended flights from six southern African countries in the midst of fears over the new COVID-19 variant described as a "super mutant" strain.
A new study was able to observe the interaction between great white sharks and leerfish to achieve exfoliation treatment. The spa activity was discovered in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa.