SA steps up plastic waste recycling
June 10 2013 at 14:59

Re-use saves landfill space, creates jobs and could be used to generate energy, writes John Yeld.

Increased warming equals more flooding
June 10 2013 at 10:17

Climate change is likely to worsen floods on rivers such as the Ganges, the Nile and the Amazon this century.

Extinct frog is a ‘living fossil’
June 7 2013 at 09:21

The International Union for Conservation of Nature put the Hula painted frog in the same sad category as the dodo.

Why the gannet isn’t a greedy glutton
June 7 2013 at 13:29

A study has found that, despite the seabird’s reputation for having a huge appetite, it does not steal rivals’ food.

Umgeni River ‘one of dirtiest’ in SA
June 7 2013 at 13:18

Recent studies show proof of cholera, shigella, salmonella and other harmful viruses and bacteria.

Cities ‘must lead climate initiatives’
June 6 2013 at 14:55

Expert pays ‘tribute’ to ‘creative writers’ who are becoming inventive to disguise lack of action on ‘greatest threat’ facing humanity.

Experts tell Aussies to save Barrier Reef
June 6 2013 at 10:09

The UN's educational, scientific and cultural body meets later this month to discuss proposals to list the giant reef as a site “in danger”.

Huge mako shark could be a record
June 6 2013 at 04:55

A fisherman who battled what felt like “a one-ton truck” was rewarded with an epic catch.

‘Seal harvest would create jobs’
June 5 2013 at 14:09

The government should consider allowing the harvesting of Cape fur seals, says an ANC MP.

Spike in whale deaths off Patagonia
June 5 2013 at 10:32

Southern right whales are dying off at a record rate in Argentina's Patagonia region, a conservation group says.

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