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DID YOU KNOW ?

	90% of readers believe that mobile technology and increasing online access make social media an ideal platform for attracting younger generations of South Africans to SET fields of study.

	5% of readers say they are not sure.

	5% of readers say that this time and money could be better spent on outreach projects.

IT'S A FACT !
Exoplanet extraordinaire… Only a few weeks into the new year and already four new exoplanets have been discovered. An exoplanet is a planet that orbits a star in a solar system other than that of the earth. It looks as though 2012 is going to be a year filled with discovery.
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Out and about

Science clubs – the new buzzword at schools: Read more about the trend that makes learning, sharing and developing science skills more fun than ever before.	read
Science on the move: Several science centres have recently launched mobile laboratories, which means science in South Africa is picking up speed and - quite literally - going places.	read
From Jabu to Beijing: SAASTA’s Dr Jabu Nukeri gets an Asian spin on science at the recent Beijing Science Festival.	read
Up close and personal: A new science centre in the Northern Cape promises to keep people starry-eyed, while offering new opportunities for research and science awareness in the province.	read
A universal language: Puleng Tsie visits Paris for an internship at the La Cité Science Museum, and learns that you need not speak French, to speak science.	read
Changing the future of farming: Here’s how the Water Efficient Maize for Africa project is empowering farmers with knowledge on genetic modification of organisms.	read
Boggling young minds: In celebration of the United Nations’ International Year of Chemistry, two University of Pretoria students presented a fascinating science show at the National Zoological Gardens’ ZooClub.	read
Top of the class: Sparks flew at iThemba LABS in the Western Cape, when more than 100 learners put their skills to the test at the Primary Science Day competition in October.	read