Ahead of the decisions that will be finalised at the COP26, the United Nations released a new video campaign that sees an extinct species trying to knock some sense into us humans.
Volcanic activity in the sea around Japan’s Ogasawara Islands has lifted sunken “ghost ships” from the depths of the ocean.
The competition, run by the German Society for Nature Photography, saw 19 00 entries.
People the world over have become fascinated by a rare and stinky “penis plant” that has just bloomed.
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, so don’t write off sperm whale faeces until you understand the story of ambergris.
A wedding in Mexico became an even more memorable event for everyone present when the reception was interrupted by an unusual wedding crasher.
The country’s annual Bird of the Year contest has attracted controversy in recent years, and this year is no different.
The sentiment about how important the descendants of the hippos once owned by infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar has changed dramatically, from one year to the next.
Don’t let the ubiquitous and airy sounding “cloud” mislead you. Data storage is very much physical and creates a huge carbon footprint.
During a press conference being held in Wellington on Friday, Ardern was interrupted by a magnitude 5,9 earthquake.
The southern lights, or aurora australis if you enjoy sounding fancy, don’t get as much street cred as their northern counterparts. That doesn’t mean they can’t put on a show.
Brent Stirton’s photograph of two orphan chimpanzees being flown to the safety of a rehabilitation centre is one of the winning shots from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 competition.
CCTV footage captured how just seconds after a woman walked by, the top part of a building’s facade collapsed and came crashing down.
Suraj Kumar has been handed a double life sentence after investigators pieced together clues to determine that he used a spectacled cobra (also known as an Indian cobra) as a murder weapon.
Never shy of taking on an animal far bigger than themselves, it’s a mother honey badger who takes the plaudits.
Before that glorious milestone in your little one’s development, when they use the potty, chances are you’ve had the unfortunate task of dealing with roughly 5 000 diapers.
The Weather Photographer of the Year competition is now in its sixth year, having seen everything from rain, to shine, to snow, and storms.
Greta Thunberg kicked off a string of global climate concerts by trolling the audience with her rendition of Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’.
Climate Central has shown how Cape Town’s urban areas can expect to change in the event of increased temperatures, which can cause sea levels to rise substantially.
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 pair of safari-goers were lucky enough to come across a couple of curious male lions, two of which came head-to-head with them while they sat in their tiny car.
The Boksburg SPCA will present Kei with an award for heroism when she recovers from a bullet wound, which she got after protecting her family from armed intruders.
A four-year-old elk, already massive at 270 kilograms, was carrying a 16kg car tyre for two whole years. But now he is free of his oversized necklace.
Lisette Lombard’s Jack Russel went missing after a run on Table Mountain this past Saturday and now she is warning everyone that there might be a “syndicate of dog kidnappers operating in the area”.
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.
In recent years, the shipping industry has been grappling with ways to reduce its environmental impact.
Six pooches mastered a series of live-streamed experiments known as the Genius Dog Challenge, showing an extraordinary grasp of human language.
The latest black mark against Eskom’s name has nothing to do with load shedding. It relates to a damning report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
Footage has been shared from an ocean drone inside a major hurricane moving across the Atlantic Ocean.