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Fossil snake traces: another world-first find on South Africa's Cape south coast

Snakes are familiar, distinctive – and often feared – reptiles. And they’ve been around for a long time: body fossils found in the UK, Portugal and the US stretch all the way back to the late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago.

The Conversation

‘Lady of the Dunes’ killer identified after nearly 50 years

Guy Rockwell Muldavin, who died in 2002, married Ruth Marie Terry just a few a months before her mutilated body was found on a Cape Cod beach in 1974

The Independent UK

Grapes from the Cape: South Africa’s signature wine styles

From chenin to cinsault, South Africa’s wines are not just cleverly made but great value, too

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Cape Cod is one of the world's largest hotspots of great white sharks, study finds

For the first time, scientists have estimated the abundance of great white sharks off the coast of Cape Cod.

LiveScience

Another report of a shark in Cape Cod Bay leaping out of the water to grab striper on fishing line: ‘It was just incredible’

Trying to catch striped bass in Cape Cod Bay these days? You might be competing with an incredibly powerful apex predator.

Boston Herald

'Cursed' beach where Irish man died in paragliding accident claims two more lives in 48 hours

Munster rugby coach Greig Oliver's death on Rocklands Beach stunned locals as for the two following days the Cape Point Promenade was filled with ambulances and police cars and fire engines as two other locals also drowned in the surf.

Irish Mirror

Great whites near Cape Cod shore take center stage in National Geographic's Sharkfest

BOSTON — Hundreds of great white sharks hunting seals close to shore along Cape Cod, and how local researchers are hoping to predict shark behavior, is the focus of a new National Geographic special for Sharkfest next week.

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'Smartphones' for sharks: Scientists upgrade sensors to keep track of Cape Cod's white sharks

Scientists monitoring the white shark population in the waters off Cape Cod are attaching better sensors to the predators, including cameras

The Independent UK

World's oldest _Homo sapiens_ footprint identified on South Africa's Cape south coast

Just over two decades ago, as the new millennium began, it seemed that tracks left by our ancient human ancestors dating back more than about 50,000 years were excessively rare.

The Conversation

$500k reward announced for information in Cape York missing persons case

Police hope someone will come forward with information on a woman who disappeared while travelling in Cape York more than 10 years ago.

ABC News

Deadly cobra in plane cockpit slithers up pilot's shirt forcing him into emergency landing

Pilot Rudolph Erasmus was flying the private jet when he felt a "cold feeling" on his back - initially thinking the sensation was his water bottle before seeing the beady eyes of a Cape cobra

Daily Mirror

He felt the slither of a venomous snake in the cockpit — then turned the plane around

South African pilot Rudolf Erasmus made an emergency landing after discovering a Cape cobra accompanying him in the cockpit on Monday. The snake has not been found again since the plane landed.

WEKU

New discovery: fossilised giant zebra tracks found in South Africa

Tens of thousands of years ago, a huge horse species walked, trotted and galloped across the shifting sands of what is today South Africa’s Cape south coast.

The Conversation

How a water crisis catalyzed Cape Town

Between 2016 and 2018 Cape Town experienced the real possibility of "Day Zero," the day when the taps would run dry

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The Conversation

Cape Town's 'Day Zero' threat concentrated minds: an activist group used the moment to secure environmental victories

Major cities across the world are being increasingly plagued by severe water shortages. From Bangalore, India to São Paulo, Brazil and even Beijing, China, cities are at risk of drought in the near future.

Tribune News Service

Buck Showalter’s connection with Thurman Munson

In 1976, a 20-year-old Buck Showalter was spending the summer in Cape Cod, working as a short-order cook and playing for the Hyannis Mets.

Boston Herald

Movie review: Gritty ‘How to Rob’ a winning debut from writer-director Peter Horgan

BOSTON — Shot in 12 days in Boston and on the Cape and recipient of audience awards as IFFBoston and the New Hampshire Film Festival, “How to Rob” is the gritty feature debut of Boston writer-director and Emerson graduate Peter Horgan. The film tells the story of Boston boyhood friends…

Daily Mirror

Amazing places in South Africa as holidays become cheaper than ever for Brits

Visitors to South Africa have plenty of big, cultural cities such as Johannesburg and Cape Town to get stuck into, as well as fames wildlife parks such as Kruger

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Queensland native title case makes history

Native title rights of five traditional owner groups across the Torres Strait and northern Cape York have been formally recognised by the Federal Court.

The Independent UK

Authorities seeking info on husband of 'Lady of the Dunes'

Authorities in Massachusetts, who earlier this week said they had finally identified the “Lady of the Dunes,” a woman whose mutilated body was found on Cape Cod in 1974, are now looking for information about a man she may have married

ABC News

Extreme three-day heatwave warning for Far North Queensland

Temperatures in North and Far North Queensland have begun to rise as the region prepares to swelter through days where temperatures could reach 40 degrees Celsius.

The Conversation

The UK is about to have its first space launch – but Cornwall is unlikely to become a new Cape Canaveral

Virgin Orbit, a US company which provides launch services for satellites, has announced that the first orbital space mission from the UK will blast off from Cornwall. The rocket, which will carry nine satellites, along with a launch aircraft have been delivered by an RAF C-17 – a military, heavy-lift…

The Guardian - UK

Cape crusade: the many talents of South Africa’s wine growers

Whether it’s exquisite small-batch wines or bottles with mass-market appeal, South Africa has it all, says David Williams

The Conversation

What is cultural appropriation and why is it so harmful?

Die Antwoord is a South African band that uses hip-hop music to create a style it calls “zef”. Since it first appeared in 2009, Die Antwoord has been criticised for cultural appropriation (using cultural elements of a minority group in an exploitative way). It’s accused of copying the lyrics and…

Reuters

More penguins dying from avian flu at Cape Town's Boulders beach colony

More penguins have died from avian flu at the colony at Cape Town's Boulders beach, a popular tourist attraction and an important breeding site in South Africa, raising concerns for the species and for other seabirds.

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