The quality of Jo’burg’s air came under the microscope this week, after the city of gold erupted in pockets of 24-carat stench.
You might have noticed a seal carcass or two yourself somewhere along the Western Cape’s coastline as early as September, which is when researchers identified the mysterious wave of Cape fur seals’ deaths.
A new innovation from the Google Earth team, in collaboration with the World Resources Institute, means that now users can watch the face of the earth morph and alter in real-time.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa is on the precipice of instituting significant changes in the country’s flagging electricity sector
A suspect was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday while trying to smuggle rhino horn out of the country.
Two notorious “Boere rhino-horn mafia” members have been hit with jail sentences for a devastating poaching spree.
A self-proclaimed pirate, cinematographer, and conservationist’s first-hand footage of a shark chomping down on a camera is fascinating.
Conservation through humour – that’s the focus of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, “most probably the world’s funniest photography competition”.
Chances are that when you hear the word ‘poaching’ you think of rhinos. Sadly, they’re far from the only species whose survival is under threat.
Besides making up almost half of the animal kingdom and being an integral part of the ecosystem, insects are also fascinatingly dynamic and bizarre.
If you were at the V&A Waterfront or Kalk Bay harbour at the right time in the last week, you might have noticed strange hooded figures in red or blue fabric walking around with a rope.
A video of a shark battling a turtle seems to have sparked a debate about the merits of intervening.
An Australian marine biologist created an unforgettable bond with a mother octopus after finding her washed up on the beach trying to protect her eggs.
Residents in Groenvlei, Bloemfontein, were shocked to see two rhinos walking along the road towards a local shopping complex on Tuesday morning.
Following the story that gripped the world, Tiger King’s Carole Baskin is back, and this time it’s with her very own investigative docuseries that is promising many “shocking moments”.
Environmentalists and animal rights experts are alarmed at the number of exotic pets that Gauteng residents are keeping, especially in the East Rand and Johannesburg.
A couple of years after becoming one of the most famous gorillas on the internet, Ndakasi died in the arms of her caregiver, who had been like a “mother” to her.
Studies have shown that just looking at photos of nature lowers work stress levels. Consider the next few minutes an investment in yourself.
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.
A video filmed on July 25 shows the moment an Asian elephant, agitated by a large crowd of people, tramples a man to death.
A new study suggests that a global societal collapse is very likely “within a few decades”, but there are a few countries that could keep civilisation afloat.
Iran’s expansive and decades-old railway, France’s last inhabited lighthouse, and some of Italy’s fourteenth-century frescoes all made the cut.
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.
In the profitable world of rhino horn syndicates, one name stands tall above the rest – Dawie Groenewald, who is credited with having “a genius for staying out of jail”.
A South African captive wildlife facility asked a woman attacked by a cheetah on the property to keep the incident under wraps. She has now shared her video to raise awareness.
An alleged rhino poaching kingpin, nicknamed ‘Mr Big’, was shot and killed by three armed men in a parking lot in Mpumalanga yesterday.
The Western Cape government is insisting that a road in the Matroosberg area should remain closed to protect the area’s biodiversity, but the owners of the Matroosberg Private Nature Reserve don’t agree.
Angelina Jolie didn’t shower for three days to make this dramatic photoshoot, which involved a large number of bees, work.
We’re used to seeing Quinny with bat in hand, or behind the stumps, but a new video aimed at raising awareness around rhino conservation is something quite different.
Two special moments from Australia and South Africa capture how full of life our oceans are, with rays, dolphins, and whales.