Constantine Arch in Rome damaged by lightning during violent storm
Residents tell of ‘apocalyptic scenes’ after more than 60mm of rainfall falls on Rome in less than an hour
Baby hippo born in Richards Bay, public warned to keep away for their safety
Over the weekend, news spread of the birth of a baby hippo in Richards Bay.
Invasive ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Are Being Sterilized in Colombia
To deal with invasive hippos that were brought to Colombia by drug lord Pablo Escobar, the nation’s government is sterilizing, exporting and euthanizing the animals
Watch: Hippos come out to play in Richards Bay
While hippo grazing in a residential suburb is wonderful to witness, community members must remember that they are the most dangerous land animal.
Coral Restoration’s Wake Up Call
Rebuilding degraded coral reefs started as a noble endeavor, but now some coral scientists are confronting a dark reality.
Why air pollution bamboozles pollinating bees
Contaminated air is not only bad for us, it can also disrupt bees’ highly attuned senses for finding flowers.
Nearly 25% of European landscape could be rewilded, say researchers
Europe’s abandoned farmlands could find new life through rewilding, a movement to restore ravaged landscapes to their wilderness before human intervention.
African penguin “Charlie” recovering at uShaka after shark attack
A juvenile African penguin is making good progress. It’s being nursed back to health at Durban’s uShaka Sea World, after sustaining severe injuries in a suspected shark attack.
Pantanal waterway project would destroy a ‘paradise on Earth’, scientists warn
The South American wetland, which falls within Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, would be vulnerable to biome loss and increased wildfires