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jane fonda
lifestyle

Jane Fonda warns oceans are ‘dying’ amid UN treaty talks

pink river dolphin
Animals

Two endangered pink dolphins rescued from shallow Colombia river

Tokyo to demolish historic bas
World News

Tokyo to demolish historic baseball stadium despite outcry

jane fonda
Celeb News

Jane Fonda warns oceans are ‘dying’ amid UN treaty talks

pink river dolphin
Animals

Two endangered pink dolphins rescued from shallow Colombia river

Tokyo to demolish historic bas
World News

Tokyo to demolish historic baseball stadium despite outcry

Electric trucks produce far fewer emissions than diesel
Motoring

Electric trucks produce far fewer emissions than diesel

By Agence France-Presse07-02-2023 16:11

Electric trucks produce far fewer planet-warming emissions than their diesel counterparts over a lifetime, emphasizing that the biggest climate impact comes from driving vehicles.

Dolphin
World News

France under pressure to save dolphins from trawlers

By Agence France-Presse25-01-2023 13:40

Hundreds of dolphins are washing up on France’s Atlantic coast and thousands more are believed killed in fishermen’s nets each year.

Electric Vehicle
Motoring

A fifth of new cars in California zero-emission in 2022

By Agence France-Presse21-01-2023 08:51

One-in-five new cars sold in California in 2022 was a zero-emission vehicle, as the largest car market in the United States charges towards its goal of electrifying its fleet.

spiders
News

SEA SPIDERS? Man causes panic on social media with this picture

By Michelle Swart16-12-2022 08:17

A Cape Town man has inadvertently caused worldwide panic on social media when he shared photographs of what looked like sea spiders

Fossils
Environment

Fossils from South Africa peak into an ancient thriving ecosystem

By The Conversation23-11-2022 23:12

South Africa is famous for its rich and diverse fossil record. Recently it offered a glimpse into an ecosystem 266 million years ago

Plants to fix heat stress in Africa
Environment

Plants on buildings: The solution to heat stress in African cities

By The Conversation31-10-2022 22:43

High temperatures are a big problem for people living in cities, especially in slums and informal settlements. Can plants fix that?

South Africa wildlife
Environment

South Africa could offer solutions to growing conservation issue

By The Conversation27-10-2022 12:45

Many protected areas didn’t fare well during the pandemic in South Africa, reducing the tourism revenues on which many parks depend.

Sony
Lifestyle

Elevating original voices: All about Sony Future Filmmaker Awards

By Nokuthula Ngcobo24-10-2022 22:51

30 shortlisted filmmakers will be selected and flown to Los Angeles for the awards ceremony, taking place on 22 February 2023.

Recycling
Environment

Recycling plastic waste remains a ‘myth’

By Agence France-Presse24-10-2022 12:40

Plastic recycling rates are declining even as production shoots up, according to a Greenpeace USA report out Monday.

shell
Environment

Shell to stop using seismic waves to explore for oil and gas

By Agence France-Presse03-09-2022 10:00

A South African court has upheld a ban imposed on energy giant Shell from using seismic waves to explore for oil and gas.

dinosaur
Environment

Did you know vegan dinosaurs once roamed Africa?

By Agence France-Presse02-09-2022 19:50

Scientists in Zimbabwe have discovered the remains of Africa’s oldest dinosaur, which roamed the earth around 230 million years ago.

Cheetah
Lifestyle

Conservation milestone: Cheetah released into KZN game reserve

By Nokuthula Ngcobo19-08-2022 20:44

The young males cheetah were held in the Babanango boma for a few weeks for the pre-release phase and monitoring.

How microbusinesses take the first steps toward sustainability
My Business

How microbusinesses take the first steps toward sustainability

By Small Business15-08-2022 13:30

Repackaging your business: thirty per cent of consumers say they plan to shop exclusively with sustainable microbusinesses in the future

Bridgestone South Africa employees and volunteers planting Trees of Hope
Motoring

Trees of Hope planted by Bridgestone South Africa in schools in Brits

By Gary Dunn26-07-2022 09:38

Bridgestone South Africa donates 300 fruit trees to 10 schools in the Brits area as part of the Trees of Hope initiative.

Duck
Lifestyle

Duck has quacking good time giving tiger the slip [watch]

By Nokuthula Ngcobo28-06-2022 15:02

The carnivorous animal was subjected to a funny version of ‘duck, duck tiger’ as the clever little bird effortlessly slipped away.

China's Covid-19 mass testing mantra
Environment

China’s Covid-19 mass testing mantra bursts bins with ‘medical waste’

By Agence France-Presse20-06-2022 15:23

China’s Covid-19 mass testing mantra has generated a sheer amount of medical waste at a scale that is practically unseen in the human history

screaming dustbins
Environment

‘Do it again’: Dustbins scream with pleasure

By Agence France-Presse11-06-2022 13:11

Swedish dustbins scream with pleasure once a trash is thrown into it like ‘come back soon and do it gain’ or ‘Aaah that was really good’

bees-bee-endangered-california
Environment

Is it a bird, is it a bee? Nope, it’s a fish – according to a California court

By Marilynn Manuel03-06-2022 18:55

A California court has ruled that bees are a type of fish to protect them under the state’s endangered species act.

Plastic
Environment

Plastic trash turned into art with a message

By Agence France-Presse29-05-2022 11:06

Maria Nissan as an artist with a mission ‘to rid the world of single-use plastics’, decided to turn Jordan’s plastic trash into an art

SANParks, Flower Picker, Cape Town
News

Arrested for picking flowers? Cape Town man BUSTED for ‘serious offence’

By Nathan Craig05-05-2022 18:01

A man is now facing serious charges after he was caught and arrested for picking flowers in the Table Mountain National Park.

Microbe-based faux beef instead of grilled meat
Environment

Would you eat microbe-based faux beef to save forests and slash CO2?

By Agence France-Presse05-05-2022 09:00

Researchers reported on Wednesday that swapping half of red meat consumption for microbe based beef, would reduce tree loss and CO2 pollution.

Tourism
Environment

Future tourism may include an underwater visit to Mandela’s prison cell

By Alicia Naidoo26-04-2022 14:49

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is calling on citizens from across the world to fight climate change with #ChangeTheJourney.

Sawa Lake in Iraq
Environment

Iraq’s Sawa Lake disappeared due to overuse and climate change

By Agence France-Presse26-04-2022 10:08

Human activities and climate change have combined to turn Sawa lake in Iraq’s southern province into a barren wasteland with piles of salt

Flames rise high as firefighte
Kenya News

Flames rise high as firefighters battle to bring Kenya forest blaze under control

By Agence France-Presse07-02-2022 13:54

Dozens of forest rangers, firefighters and volunteers struggled Monday to stem a blaze that broke out in Kenya’s Aberdare national park at the weekend, as suspicions of arson emerged.

‘Remarkable’ giant coral reef
Environment

‘Remarkable’ giant coral reef found off Tahiti

By Agence France-Presse20-01-2022 15:19

Scientists have discovered one of the world’s largest coral reefs off the coast of Tahiti, a vast area of “pristine” rose-shaped corals deep under water apparently unharmed by climate change, UNESCO announced Thursday.

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