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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets spacecraft scene clip

WIN, Review: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Ford GT: raw computing power

Stuart Stemple's the pinkest pink colour in jars.

Pinkest pink can’t be interpre...

Solar power: where are we going - brought to you by the all-new Discovery

Solar power: where are we going R...

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The first 6 minutes of Baby Driver

If you're still on the fence about Sony Pictures' latest film Baby D...

Disney is opening a Star Wars hotel

Concept Art for the Star Wars hotel

Disney announced plans on Saturday at the D23 Expo to open an immers...

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The new Adirondack

adirondack

Thanks to crafty joinery and contemporary styling, a backyard beauty...

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Scientists discover method to turn CO2 into methane

An image of a steeple with smoke to represent carbon dioxine, monoxide and methane.

A new catalyst can turn carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide into metha...

Life

An image of a steeple with smoke to represent carbon dioxine, monoxide and methane.

Scientists discover method to turn CO2 into methane

New research suggests the Tyrannosaurus rex couldn't run much faster than an average human.

You might be able to outrun a Tyrannosaurus rex

The first 6 minutes of Baby Driver

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Atari makesa a comeback with the new Ataribox

Atari makesa a comeback with the new Ataribox

Atari is back, and it's coming with nostalgia. Having seen the succe...

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Wagon-wheel effect makes bird magically float

Wagon-wheel effect makes bird magica...

Burning Model Rocket Engine Underwater - in 4K Slow Motion

Model rocket engine fired underwater...

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Why Apple’s AirPods stay winning

Find out why AirPods are trumping Beats and offer good enough audio ...

The mid-2017 smartphone awards!

Here are your mid-2017 smartphone awards! It's the halfway point in ...

Wheels

Lina is the world’s first structural bio-composite car

Lina, combination of bio-composite and bio-plastic

Would you drive a car made from plants? Meet Lina, the world’s fir...

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One reader will win a Canon Maxify MB2140 printer worth R2 000

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How to photograph a total solar eclipse

A solar eclipse

Taking a photo of the Sun is difficult. Throw in some celestial mech...

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Galvanised-steel door doesn’t hold paint

Galvanised-steel door doesn't hold paint

We have a 30-year-old galvanised-steel door that’s suddenly not ho...

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