by Supernova | Sep 3, 2020 | Animals, Featured, Nature
What whale are we watching? Many characteristics, such as the size and shape of the fluke, dorsal and pectoral fins, and colour, are used to distinguish between the different whale species. Every species of whale has differently shaped blowholes, so the shape of their...
by Supernova | Aug 28, 2020 | Animals, Featured, News, South Africa
Supernova is celebrating its 50th issue! That’s right – the big 50. We’ve been planning this issue from before the lockdown. It’s filled with interesting articles for everyone! Here’s a sneak peek of what you can find in this issue. Supernova Issue 50 Photo feed on...
by Supernova | Aug 18, 2020 | History, Language
A nose for books There is actually a name for ‘old book smell’! If you enjoy catching a whiff of those yellowed, dusty pages of old books, it’s called ‘bibliosmia’. Scientists can estimate the age of a book by just sniffing its pages. This is called ‘material...
by Supernova | Aug 9, 2020 | History, South Africa, Women
On the 9th of August 1956, 20000 South African women of all colours and cultures marched to the Union Buildings to protest South Africa’s pass laws, which restricted where people of colour were allowed to go. The government wanted to make changes to the pass laws that...
by Supernova | Jul 28, 2020 | Nature
It’s everywhere and it doesn’t go away. It is a great advantage to us, but it’s also become a curse. It’s plastic, of course. It’s an invention that has only been around for about 60 years, but now comes in so many useful forms. If it is so useful, then why is it a...
by Supernova | Jul 15, 2020 | Activity, Animals, Nature
You don’t need to be fast to be a world racing champion. Just ask Herbie 2. He is the current world champion and a snail! Herbie 2, owned by Colin Voss from Histon in Cambridgeshire, won the World Snail Racing Championships on 16 July 2016. Herbie 2 covered the 33cm...
