The more you drink, the more people become attractive -Research fogs up old beer goggles theory

Shaun Smillie|Published

During the randomised study the men were given cranberry juice cocktails with enough alcohol to make them legally drunk.

The ‘Gucci Guy’ bank robber spotter is on the run again after the case was dropped due to insufficient evidence

Shaun Smillie|Published

Those who have been chasing him feel they are back to square one.

New research provides interesting insights into birds during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown

Shaun Smillie|Published

The research found that there was a significant increase in the frequency of bird related searches in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Senzo Meyiwa murder case: Mthokozisi Thwala’s grilling continues as Kelly Khumalo faces more possible concert cancellations ...

Shaun Smillie|Published

Khumalo’s woes continues with two concert organisers stating that they didn’t want her to be part of the line up.

Lauren Dickason: ‘SA Killer mom’ ‘sick’ of being bad parent, court hears

Shaun Smillie|Published

The High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand, heard testimony about Dickason’s mental state.

Cyclone watch: Supercomputer models weather calamity as climate change worsens

Shaun Smillie and Wendy Jasson Da Costa|Published

The R110 million project will be co-led by Wits, the University of Bristol in the UK, and Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique.

LOOK: On the run - here are SA’s most wanted women

Shaun Smillie and Genevieve Serra|Published

They have left a trail of victims who are still desperately trying to piece their lives together.

Hunters and gatherers - research findings on the role women had on hunting

Shaun Smillie|Published

Women are not confined to the usual male hunting norms, the researchers have found.

Rat-a-tat: Joburg’s super rodent plague as residents forced to deploy new initiatives

Shaun Smillie|Published

Residents are fighting back with new initiatives that they hope will get Jozi’s rat problem under control.

New study provides insights into how animals in South Africa explored during the Covid-19 lockdown

Shaun Smillie|Published

The researchers found that in locations such as South Africa animals were travelling on average 73% further than they had in the previous year.

UK coaxes SA teachers with R245 000 to relocate

Norman Cloete , Baldwin Ndaba , Karishma Dipa , Sameer Naik and Shaun Smillie|Published

South African teachers are being lured to the UK with international relocation payments.

Plan to eradicate mice to save birds on Marion Island

Shaun Smillie|Published

With more mice on the island, the rodent species experiences extreme food scarcity in winter forcing them to turn to their new prey.

The most universal expression of love has been cleared of wrongdoing: Research debunks myths on kissing

Shaun Smillie|Published

It is not just humans that engage in kissing, our closest relatives do too.

Scientists hit La Niña jackpot as source of unusual weather phenomena tracked

Shaun Smillie|Published

La Niña, or the “little girl”, brings wetter conditions to some countries and is caused by the cooling of parts of the Pacific ocean.

The South Africans involved in King Charles III’s coronation

Shaun Smillie|Published

Some to play pivotal part in the ceremony that dates back 1 200 years.

Sudan crisis: Scores of South African attempt to flee as they find themselves caught in the middle of the conflict

Genevieve Serra and Shaun Smillie|Published

77 South Africans caught in the middle of the fighting between the Sudanese army and The Rapid Support Forces have felt over the last two weeks.

South African cheetah’s death in India sparks concerns

Shaun Smillie|Published

The South African male cheetah named Uday died on Sunday after he was found unwell in his enclosure in central India’s Kuno National Park.

Feathers of South African bird may inspire super absorbent materials

Shaun Smillie|Published

The male Namaqua sandgrouse ferries water back to his thirsty chicks by holding it in its feathers.

Murdered botanists planned to meet a BBC TV crew before their untimely deaths, court hears

Shaun Smillie|Published

The trio, who have suspected ISIS terrorist links, have pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Tracing Africa’s ancient copper trade routes

Shaun Smillie|Published

Tracing these trade routes came down to scouring museum collections across the region looking for copper artefacts.

Why the gorilla is SA’s most Googled animal

Shaun Smillie|Published

The study found that in Europe, whale and dolphin watching was top of most European’s wish list of animals the wanted to see.

A first: 843 years for robbers convicted of racketeering

Shaun Smillie|Published

The gang were also convicted on charges of kidnapping, robbery, murder, fraud, corruption, conspiracy and possession of firearms and ammunition.

Killing ‘a boom industry’ as assassins on the rise in South Africa

Shaun Smillie , Duncan Guy and Phindile Nqumako|Published

Across South Africa assassinations are on the rise as organised crime, corruption and criminality turn contract killings into a booming industry.

There will be no national shutdown, says police general as law enforcement expected in full force

Shaun Smillie , Sameer Naik , Norman Cloete and Duncan Guy|Published

Security will also be heightened at ports of entry, such as airports.