Our planet is home to plenty of spectacular and wonderfully weird natural phenomena, including an underwater waterfall and a flaming gas crater.
Bad news – the oldest trees in Africa are dying at an alarming rate, and stumped scientists are trying to nail down the root cause.
I love a good meteorite sighting, and over the weekend many reported seeing a blinding light shoot through the sky. Luckily, there’s footage.
This poor house was just one of many homes being swallowed up by the lava flow in Hawaii, and a resident managed to capture it all unfolding.
Imagine coming home to find volcanic lava erupting at the end of your garden. That’s exactly what happened to this man in Hawaii.
Brave onlookers are putting their lives on the line to capture incredible videos and images of the volcano eruption and lava flow that’s wreaking havoc in Hawaii.
Chances are you’ll never have to drive through the middle of a tornado, but over in the US it’s a different story. Cue fear and panic.
I’m sure you have Day Zero advice coming at you from every angle, but there’s nobody who delivers it quite like Suzelle DIY.
Americans are often accused of being rather ignorant to what is happening outside of their borders, but what are their biggest news outlets saying about our drought?
Chances are that your pool and garden aren’t looking too flash at this point. If you’re renting, and worried about being held accountable, then read this.
As Capetonians rein their water usage in, aiming to hit below 50 litres per person per day, we thought it would be interesting to have a look across the pond.
Mount Mayon is due for a major eruption, and over the past while it’s been warming up with a steady stream of ash and lava. Doesn’t make for a good night’s rest.
You might not be keen on braving the waters off False Bay yourself, but you really should take a look at life amongst the kelp.
Please enjoy this fantastic selection of nature’s finest comedic moments, captured on film for your enjoyment. Let’s hear it for the owls.
We know that they are the ocean’s apex predators, but it seems that great white sharks aren’t averse to a little headbutt either. Spare a thought for this chap.
Ever climbed a hundred foot ladder to grab a hive filled with neurotoxic honey? Nah, me neither, but at least we can ogle the pictures.
The Royal Society’s annual photo comp celebrates ‘the power of photography to communicate science’, and we picked seven of their winners that do just that.
Last night was the first full moon in a trilogy of supermoons that are set to appear over the next two months. Let’s take a look at the pictures, which are as gorgeous as you would expect.
For some the answer to our water problems lies with desalinating our seawater, but scientists from the University of the Western Cape aren’t so sure.
Yup, we’re still in the middle of the Western Cape’s worst drought in recent history and the numbers aren’t looking too good. Here’s where we stand.
Earlier this week we showed you Zapiro taking on Zuma and Mbalula, and now he’s focusing on the water crisis the Mother City finds itself in.
Aqueducts, desalination plants, machines that convert air to water – we’ve heard them all over the past few months. Get a load of this beaut from left field.
Another day, another reminder of the trouble that lies ahead. If you think the City has everything sorted you might be in for a nasty surprise.
During Durban’s monster storm, a massive cargo ship ran aground and all hell broke loose. It took a pretty adept rescue operation to turn this one around.
Greenpop is getting in on water-wise gardening in the Cape, and their latest campaign is a pretty cheeky take on the merits of growing that bush.
The ‘Planet Earth’ series from last year was the most talked about nature show of all time, so we are expecting big things here. Judging by this preview we won’t be let down.
Space travel has always been pretty appealing, but get a load of what Aurora borealis looks like from space. Spoiler alert – it’s spectacular.
Hiking the UK’s highest peak, a group of four men found themselves incapable of descending after smoking one too many cannabis cigarettes.
In the wake of Harvey and Irma, environmental scientists have agreed that climate change contributed to heightened storm surge and flooding. Over to Trump.
The Donald has property dotted around the globe (and he will tell you all about them), although at the moment the fate of his St. Martin property is uncertain.