A fascinating new study suggests that ancient rock art in South Africa may depict a now-extinct species. According to research published in September 2024, the mysterious tusked animal in the artwork ...

As urbanization reshapes global landscapes, ecological balance is increasingly at risk, especially in Africa. The primary drivers are rapid development and expanding human settlements, often without ...

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In South Africa, a group of students and faculty did their part in clearing invasive vegetation species from their college's campus.

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Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, is on a two-day oversight to clamp down on the bogus colleges in KwaZulu-Natal. Gondwe said bogus colleges are robbing young ...

It brings the natural world to millions of viewers and provides valuable insights into the animal kingdom. Katavi is a little-known national park in Africa's Great Rift Valley, which spans over ...

A South Carolina death row inmate on Friday chose execution by firing squad, just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets. Mikal Mahdi, who pleaded guilty to murder for ...

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The Late Pleistocene is not that far distant from the present (a mere 125,000 years), and many of the species that made tracks on the Cape south coast ... and how the animal had been behaving.