Avocado production in South Africa has expanded markedly since the industry’s humble beginnings over 80 years ago. From a ...

Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to environmental ...

Opinion - Why People Should Stop Eating Octopus. The Case for Ceasing Octopus Consumption: Ethical, Environmental, and ...

South Africa's succulents - small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out between rocks in dry areas - are sought after by an increasingly international ...

Small, fertile, rugged and fueled by an expansive appetite, the species, he says, is “an exemplary invader, a perfect invader ...

A recent study published in the open-access journal African Invertebrates provides insights into the life history and ...

With their pristine fur and dark almond eyes, arctic foxes are possibly one of the most beautiful mammals to have lived in ...

Sometimes called the Italian ruin lizard (scientists call it Podarcis siculus ), the lizard is spreading throughout Europe, ...