On Sunday, three divers were repeatedly attacked by a seal at a popular Cape Town spearfishing reef in False Bay.
A video that appears to be shot in Canada shows orcas hunting a sea lion, but the potential meal has a cunning plan.
That wildebeest has one crocodile gripping it by the head, and another clinging on to one of its legs. In short, its chances of survival don’t look great.
Scientists have created what they call a “microflier”, which is essentially an electronic, data-collecting microchip that can ride the breeze like an airborne seed, but better.
Despite the grave danger of the situation on the island of La Palma, Spanish tourism minister Reyes Maroto is encouraging tourists to pop by for a visit.
A recent situation at the Paul Kruger Gate illustrated why it’s best to exercise caution and common sense in the park.
From around the world, ranging from Western Australia to Norway, photographers are capturing the state of our oceans, showing animals and plants in their natural environment.
Over the weekend, news broke that 63 African penguins had been found dead at the Boulders colony in Simon’s Town.
For 37-year-old Nicolas Gentile, escaping in the pages of a book wasn’t quite enough, so he started living as a hobbit in the Italian countryside.
Nikon’s Small World photography competition showcases the beauty and complexity of life as seen through a microscope.
Geneticists, led by Harvard Medical School’s George Church, are looking to bring the woolly mammoth, last seen roughly 10 000 years ago during the Ice Age, back to life.
Videos of mysterious bright lights flashing over Acapulco appeared on social media, and scientists are still divided as to the exact reason.
Mark Kobylinksi stood rapt with his camera in hand, on his back deck, watching as the nightmare drew closer and closer.
This year, judges have received in excess of 7 000 photos from right around the globe, since narrowed down to 42 finalists.
The overall winner will be chosen from more than 50 000 entries across 95 countries and announced on October 12.
The last time it snowed on Cape Town’s iconic mountain was August 29 last year.
Ben Clark’s photo of a female peacock spider taking down a much larger flesh fly is one of the winning snaps from year’s Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year competition.
Phiomicetus anubis measured around three metres in length, and possessed strong jaws which enabled it to catch prey.
Last night, Gauteng residents filmed spectacular footage of what many presumed to be a meteor shower, although that’s likely not the case.
Online nature and wilderness resource Outforia has ranked South Africa highly in its list of the best skinny-dipping spots around the world.
The Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park is one of the finest places in the country to witness the big cats in action.
Meet the sheepshead fish, a rare ocean creature with a mouthful of molars and possibly the only thing in the sea with a dental plan.
Residents of Boksburg were given a rude awakening this morning, as a 3,5 magnitude earthquake struck the area at 6:32AM.
You have to feel for all of the parties involved here, other than the people watching on, who were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime sighting.
Petra Diamonds has found yet another notable gem in the Cullinan mine, just two weeks after its rare blue diamond was sold for around R580 million.
Cape Town’s African penguins are currently enjoying a moment in the limelight with the success of Netflix’s ‘Penguin Town’. Dig a little deeper, though, and it becomes clear that the species is in crisis.
Dubbed the “Serendipity Stone”, what is likely the biggest star sapphire cluster in the world was found in a Sri Lankan gem trader’s backyard.
40-year-old Jason Lemmer paddled out at Jeffreys Bay early last Wednesday, as first light broke, and says he was bitten less than a minute after entering the water.
Several people managed to capture footage of a massive boulder tumbling down one of the slopes – the Silverstream Ravine area – and a loud rumble could be heard.
Sean McInerney, who goes by Poopies, did show some common sense when he said he doesn’t blame the sharks because he “was in their living room”.