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The R6 Billion Cargo Heist Blind Spot: Why Vehicle Tracking Fails To Secure SA Roads

Yesterday at 09:27 AM, via Tech Financials

Each of the 9 068 hijackings of trucks between January 2021 and December 2025 involved a living, breathing driver as much as the billions in cargo that were targeted. Despite massive rollouts of innovative systems and tech to track, monitor and secure assets, we haven’t really moved the needle in 5 years. South Africa’s almost […]

Striped rock dismissed as natural in 1928 reclassified as UK’s oldest cave art

Yesterday at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Scientific dating proves streaks on walls of Bacon Hole, near the Mumbles in south Wales, is Palaeolithic rock art

In 1912, the Guardian reported on the discovery of Palaeolithic rock art on the walls of Bacon Hole, a cave near the Mumbles in south Wales – only for the painted panel’s authenticity to be dismissed by 1928.

A series of horizontal bands in red pigment were subsequently deemed no...

The enigmatic summer phenomenon shining from the edge of space

Yesterday at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

With no recorded sightings before 1885, noctilucent clouds have been linked to volcanoes, pollution or climate change

As summer arrives in the northern hemisphere, so do the noctilucent clouds – hopefully. These high-altitude formations are as enigmatic as they are beautiful. Their name derives from Latin, meaning “night shining”.

They appear during the summer months and glow with an...

Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say experts

Yesterday at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

Study finds activity is not harmful or caused by stress of captivity – and is in fact more common in wild birds

An investigation into acts of self-pleasure among parrots and other birds has reached a climax, with the results providing welcome relief for vets and researchers, not to mention the birds themselves.

Bird keepers are often advised to discourage and even punish birds for masturbating,...

New Desalination System Turns Seawater Into Drinking Water and Useful Salts – Including Lithium

Yesterday at 05:54 AM, via Slashdot

“Scientists have developed a solar desalination system that turns seawater into drinking water without creating environmentally damaging brine,” reports ScienceDaily. “Special laser-textured metal panels use sunlight to evaporate water while automatically moving salt deposits away from the working surface, preventing clogging. The process was successfully tested with water from three oceans and...

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