Analysis - Nature-based solutions use nature to solve environmental problems caused by humans, such as global climate change. But not every ecological project counts as a nature-based solution. Some ...

Wild chimpanzees have long been known to rely on their powerful memories to know where and in what trees they can find ripe ...

There are several distinct traits that make mammals different from other animals, with the most significant ones being that ...

Today, the term "Big Five" refers to the beauty and power of some of Africa's most iconic animals. However, it has a much ...

Titan, a 16-year-old adult male African elephant, arrived in Atlanta on Wednesday from Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas ...

If a case of bird flu is reported within 50 miles of a D-FW zoo, Burgdorf-Moisuk and Rainwater said, zookeeping staff will ...

The first retirement funding system in South Africa was established in 1956 following the passing of the Pension Funds Act. Investing in a two-pot system retirement plan enables South Africans to ...

WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task.

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local volunteer described the horror ...

The pair had submitted a second bid for bail, arguing that new facts had emerged since their ... awaiting extradition to South Africa. This ongoing extradition process has added complexity to ...

More than 100 are believed to have died of starvation or dehydration. (AP video by Alfonso Nqunjana) A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in ...

Although popular with tourists from neighbouring South Africa, British travellers have regarded Mozambique as a left-field holiday option for many years. Terrorist activity in the north of the ...