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Ski jumpers use aerodynamics and physics to overcome gravity – at least for a while. AP Photo/Matthias Schrader

Ski jump: Flying or falling with style?

Ski jumpers do everything they can to counteract the effects of gravity and fly as far as they can down hills.
Ocean gliders are being used to study the Agulhas Current. They bring enormous benefits. SOCCO/SAMERC

Gliders are helping unlock the secrets of the Agulhas current

The Agulhas Current is important to South Africa for a variety of reasons. Studying how it impacts the coast has been difficult using traditional methods. But gliders are changing that.

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