Boitumelo Kgobotlo

The invention to detect foot-and-mouth disease in one hour

Environment Boitumelo Kgobotlo - 9 Jul 2021

New technology helps manage the disease that spells gloom for economies and livestock

Study finds too much salt can damage immune cell function

Health Boitumelo Kgobotlo - 18 Jun 2021

The study investigated how sodium intake affects human cells by giving participants 6g of salt in tablet form each day for 14 days, while they continued with their normal diets.

Human history on the verge of being wiped out by climate change

Environment Boitumelo Kgobotlo - 29 May 2021

Cave drawings dating back more than 45 000 years are slowly eroding as temperatures and humidity fluctuate

Tiny dinosaur with big eyes and ‘ears’ hunted in the dark

Sci-tech Boitumelo Kgobotlo - 23 May 2021

A tiny theropod, Shuvuuia, the name of which derives from the Mongolian word for bird, is part of a group known as the alvarezsaurus, had both extraordinary hearing and night vision.

Noise pollution affects plants and their pollinators

Environment Boitumelo Kgobotlo - 9 May 2021

A study of piñon and juniper show that regular exposure to loud sounds affect plants’ growth while birds dispersing seeds move away

Your smartphone is probably spying on you

Sci-tech Boitumelo Kgobotlo - 29 Apr 2021

The spy in your pocket: Granting microphone and camera permission to certain apps does not mean they are only active during use

Mice to the rescue in schizophrenia research

Health Boitumelo Kgobotlo - 18 Apr 2021

A new study has shown that similarities between human brains and those of mice can make them useful for studying mental illness, something previously believed impossible