Mega blue diamond found in SA
A huge 41.82 carat Type IIb blue diamond, was discovered at the Cullinan mine in South Africa, by Petra Diamonds Limited. Julia Stone, of Petra Diamonds, said in a statement,…
Study reveals how the Hunga eruption affected the atmosphere
A new report by the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), found the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano eruption in the South Pacific on 15 January 2022, injected ~10% of water into…
Bigger chance a mega thrust 9.0 earthquake could strike in the next 50 years
There is no way of predicting the exact date of when the topical Cascadia Megathrust Earthquake will strike British Columbia. But researchers warned it could be catastrophic, with a magnitude…
Workers entrapped by a landfill slide in Cebu, Phillipines
Search and rescue efforts continue to find twenty-six (26) missing people, at Binaliw Landfill, Cebu City, in the Phillipines. The Cebu City Police Office confirmed four victims were found dead,…
Sharks, rays, chimaeras further threatened by deep-sea mining
This article was written by the University of Hawaiʻi. A new study published in Current Biology by oceanographers from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, revealed habitats of thirty species…
Scores of fish beached in Hartenbos
Scores of fish beached in the Hartenbos Estuary, early on Saturday morning, the 3rd January 2025. The Municipality said scientists confirmed the cause to be critically low dissolved oxygen levels,…
First full moon of the year tonight
Sky gazers are bracing themselves for a super moon, on Saturday the 03rd of January 2026, from 00:06 Meteorologists at the Severe Weather and Information Centre (Swaicsa) said to thousands…
Poaching of species widespread
The report assessed 15 illicit markets and found organized crime, is on the rise, eroding state institutions. Experts also found that in addition to mineral deposits, criminals have been exploiting…
Acting Minister of Police and Premier to head to Bapong, following the arrest of 21 people, for illegal mining in just 1 week
Professor Firoz Cachalia, the Acting Minister of Police and Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi, the Premier of the North West province, are expected to visit Kgosi Andrew Nkoana Mogale and Bapo ba…
Another man arrested for mining expedition in Bapong
Another man was arrested with a digger loader in Bapong. The 51-year-old man, is the 11th, to be arrested in the town of Bapong, near Brits, in the North West.…