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Black flowers are a captivating natural phenomenon admired for their dark, unique beauty and cultural significance.
Without pollinators, we wouldn’t have one out of every three bites of food we eat. That’s because about 35 percent of the ...
Africa’s indigenous foods may hold the key to a healthier, more sustainable future – if we choose to value them.
The South African government has a new weapon in its fight against invasive water plants: the salvinia weevil, a tiny aquatic ...
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. President Donald Trump has not been particularly kind to the small African nation of Lesotho.
"It's not anything strange to have red flower beetles, but it just so happened that we experienced an infestation of them, just an explosion in the population and the pecan shells serve as a food ...
This is because there can be many legal implications of using AI. South Africa doesn’t currently have direct laws regulating the use of AI, however, the South African Department of Communications and ...
Why have we chosen this flower? The flower is a forget-me-not, a small blue flower that represents remembrance and is long-associated with dementia. People with dementia may experience memory loss, ...
The tariffs come as much of the African continent is already reeling. Just weeks ago, the Trump administration ended billions of dollars in aid to Africa that undergirded many countries’ health ...
Polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) beetle [Image: PSHB / Facebook] A research study by Garyn Townsend, Martin Hill, Brett Hurley, and Francois Roets, published in February 2025, revealed that PSHB is ...
Seventh African Science, Technology and Innovation Forum The Seventh African Science, Technology and Innovation Forum (ARSTIF) will be held from 7-8 April 2025, in a hybrid format, in Kampala, Uganda.