University of Johannesburg

Science December 7, 2019

Researchers Decoded How Bacteria Prime Important Global Grain Crop Against Deadly Fungus

Anthracnose Alert: How Bacteria Prime Fifth-Biggest Global Grain Crop Against Deadly Fungus Anthracnose of Sorghum bicolor devastates crops of the drought- and heat-resistant cereal worldwide….

Space November 22, 2019

Caught in Afterglow of a Dying Star: Most Powerful Light in the Universe

First Detection of Inverse Compton Emission From Dying Gamma-Ray Burst A dying star emits intense flashes of light called a gamma-ray burst. Most days, the…

Space January 9, 2018

Hypatia Stone Contains Mineral Compounds Unlike Anything on Earth, Known Meteorites or Comets

In 2013, researchers announced that a pebble found in south-west Egypt, was definitely not from Earth. By 2015, other research teams had announced that the…