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Discovering a new Velvet Worm species in the Swartberg Mountains

In March 2022, Stellenbosch University student Rohan Barnard made an extraordinary discovery while exploring the Swartberg Mountains: a new species of velvet worm, now named Peripatopsis barnardi. This remarkable find not only highlights the biodiversity of the region but also raises questions about the historical ecology of the little Karoo

Weekend Argus News
Staff Reporter|Published

House of Truth

Despite more than  200 years of archaeological discoveries that disprove this Creation Myth as just that - a myth, a fairytale - the vast majority of humanity still holds it as absolute truth. The latest finds at the Pyramid of Giza, however, might shake the myriads out of their mass delusion.

Saturday Star News
Ryan Fortune|Updated