South Africa Science News API

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            "title": "Researchers studied 184 bull sharks in Fiji - and discovered they might make friends",
            "description": "Scientists studying bull sharks in Fiji found that the animals may have more complex social lives than previously thought.",
            "content": "A new study has highlighted how much we have to learn about sharks by uncovering that bull sharks – a species typically thought of as being solitary – might form social relationships and hang out with some 'friends' more than others.\n“Contrary to com... [4616 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/bull-sharks-make-friends-fiji",
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            "title": "Neutron star and black hole collided on a strange oval orbit",
            "description": "A neutron star and black hole were detected merging along an unusual oval orbit, challenging long-held theories about how these systems form.",
            "content": "When a black hole and a neutron star spiral toward collision, theory predicts that their orbit should become almost perfectly circular before the final impact.\nGravitational waves steadily drain energy from the system, tightening the orbit and smooth... [6390 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.earth.com/news/neutron-star-and-black-hole-collided-on-a-strange-oval-orbit/",
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            "title": "Chinese Space Station Astronauts Harvest Space Tomatoes",
            "description": "Astronauts on board China's space station plucked a \"bumper crop\" of \"space tomatoes\" from vines that were grown inside a special system.",
            "content": "Sign up to see the future, today\nCan’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech\nEmail address Thank you!\nChina’s Tiangong space station may only be a fraction of the size of the International Space Station — but its three modules h... [2866 chars]",
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