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A healthcare worker administers a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a teenager, amidst the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron, in Johannesburg

South Africa: Early Data Suggests Omicron Is More Transmissible, Less Severe

Harsha Somaroo 13/12/2021

The data from Gauteng also shows a change in...

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Heavy Mammal Ancestor Was Swift Hunter, Finds Study

Julien Benoit 12/03/2021

The balancing organ of Anteosaurus was much larger than...

The skeleton of Little Foot is seen in Oxford, Britain, this undated handout photo

Fossil of Australopithecus ‘Little Foot’ Sheds Light on Human Origins

Will Dunham 03/03/2021

Using synchrotron X-ray imaging for fossils, scientists examined the...

Madagascar’s Largest Tortoise Could Become Extinct In 2 Years

Shreya Dasgupta 30/09/2016

Fewer than 100 ploughshare tortoises remain in the wild,...