Wits boffin finds rare fossil
Dr Julien Benoit made a rare fossil discovery which might be proof of a new species of gorgonopsian.
SCIENCE INSIDE: The controversies of fracking
Hydraulic fracturing, known as “fracking” is the process of drilling out natural gas from rocks. In this week’s show, the team went to the Karoo in the Eastern Cape to involve farmers, journalists and scientists on the issue of fracking. Mohair farmers are worried about their drinking water being destroyed. Shell (and the government) are seeing massive cash potential. And the scientists are staying typically non-committal. We dig it all up, chuck it at the wall and see what sticks.
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