A new species of rock skink has been discovered in central Australia by Monash University researchers. Characterized by its ...

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Citrus growers in South Africa are among the businesses most nervous that duty- and quota-free exports to the United States ...

Three genera of African rodent, Graphiurus (African dormice), Cricetomys (giant pouched rat) and Funisciurus (African striped ...

The young Scotia female leopard is quickly testing her limits as she hones her stalking skills. Here she is seen interacting with an enormous male warthog close to a burrow where she caught a baby ...

Pando is the world's largest tree. Its name means "I spread" in Latin, and it does indeed spread: The organism has given rise ...

"We used to hate elephants a lot," Kenyan farmer Charity Mwangome says, pausing from her work under the shade of a baobab ...

Scientists may have discovered an unlikely ally in the fight against plastic waste: the lesser mealworm. Native to Africa but ...

A recent study by archaeologist Prof. Peter Mitchell and his colleagues published in Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa examines how ostrich eggshell (OES) beads moved across southeast southern ...

Lesotho is the largest sovereign enclave in the world, sharing a 687-mile border with just one other country, South Africa.

Zebras, the iconic striped equines of Africa, are facing threats from habitat loss and poaching. Three main species—Plains, ...

Analysis - While the emergence of colourful butterflies is a welcome sign of summer, the constant buzzing of mosquitoes is an ...