Scientists unearth new species of earliest tetrapod in Eastern Cape

The project, six years in the making, is a collaboration between the Netherlands, the UK and SA, writes Sarah Wild

Scientists now have an answer to why the overwhelming majority of species in existence today emerged at about the same time

Marine scientists and film-makers hope to find more coelacanths after 32 of the prehistoric fish, previously thought to be extinct, were discovered 18 years ago

Lesley Stones: It’s probably the swiftest-declining bird species, according to the SA Mabula Ground Hornbill Project

The climate change-related extreme floods have ripped up record amounts of sediment and degraded vulnerable habitat

Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane says R2.2bn has been set aside for the SKA, making it the biggest single science project supported by the government

SPONSORED | The 18th annual, multi-award-winning African Utility Week takes place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from May 15 to 17 2018

Less than 5% of the country is covered by geotechnical maps that provide the most clarity

Researchers say campaigns aimed at consumers will help curb poaching, writes Tony Carnie

The Weddell Sea Expedition will use the SA Agulhas II vessel‚ which was built in 2012, and houses laboratories and other research facilities

The €200m Air Liquide air separation unit will use 20% less electricity‚ which equates to avoiding about 200‚000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year

Its agriculture committee is anxious after a statement by an avian veterinarian that avian flu and listeriosis may be attributed to low-quality of grain fed to ...

Scientists need to cope with the terabytes of data that MeerKAT will begin producing in a few weeks. The telescope’s 64 dishes will generate a gigabyte of data ...

Local and international companies testing SA’s marine laws in a bid to increase marine mineral and petroleum extraction

Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park uses surveillance equipment to intensify the battle against rampant poaching, writes Tony Carnie

A large-scale desalination plant will provide a long-term solution to the drought, producing about 30% of Cape Town’s water needs, say the chamber