Mosquitoes cause around a million deaths per year. So, scientists are coming up with genetic engineering techniques that ...

In the frozen world of Antarctica, one tiny insect has mastered the art of survival. The Antarctic midge, the only insect ...

hile it may sound strange to some, eating insects is neither new nor unusual. Across Africa, including South Africa, insects like mopane worms have been a traditional source of nutrition for ...

Millions of years from now, northern Africa could be home to a new ocean, as tectonic plates pull apart along the East African Rift System, according to scientists. Experts have long known that ...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 17 (Reuters) - South Africa's foreign minister Ronald Lamola said on Monday that the United States had not responded to attempts to discuss President Donald Trump's executive ...

In many African and South American countries, insect consumption is a traditional practice, whereas in Europe, insects are subject to rigorous checks before they can be approved for the market.

What's the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? A research team has uncovered the special ability of the Antarctic midge to prosper in an extreme environment. Picture an ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa responded on Monday to US President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off aid over the alleged mistreatment of White farmers, denying Trump’s claim that ...

US president has threatened to cut funding to South Africa over alleged land grabs. But what’s the truth of the matter? Informal shacks in a majority-Black township are seen next to an upmarket ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa said that his country had not seized land. Ownership of land in the country has been a contentious issue for generations. By John Eligon Reporting from Ca ...

Tanya Latty co-founded and volunteers for conservation organisation Invertebrates Australia, is former president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour and is on the ...

South Africa has refuted that it is “confiscating” land unfairly, an accusation that United States President Donald Trump made, adding he plans to cut all funding for the country. Trump on ...