My first act as South Africa’s new ambassador to the USA will be to get rid of the bugs in my office. I don’t mean the CIA’s ...

Confronting images of dead seadragons, fish and octopuses washed up on South Australian beaches—and disturbing reports of "more than 100" surfers and beachgoers suffering flu-like symptoms after ...

Discover the 9 best places to see wildlife in South Africa, from Big Five safaris to coastal reserves, offering unforgettable animal encounters & stunning landscapes.

Sometimes words fall hopelessly short. This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their vehicle crunches ...

Thai edible insect business is booming. Can it inspire the world? Growing up in Thailand’s northeastern Isan region, Suwimon ...

A new biotype of weevil has been released at Hartbeespoort Dam, marking its first appearance in South Africa. Speaking to leading experts in the field, Daily Maverick unpacks what exactly biological ...

Weevil species, Cyrtobagous salviniae, has been released into the Crocodile river, in Hartbeespoort, in an effort to tackle ...

Thrips are tiny insects—their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they ...

On March 17, 1992, white South Africans voted in a national referendum to end more than 40 years of apartheid. While racial ...

If I had to single out a single plant to recommend for every Southern California garden, African blue basil (Ocimum ...

For decades, scientists have believed that meat-eating drove human evolution, particularly our enlarged brains.