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Anthropocene

Twelve new books to honour Earth Day

World

Twelve new books to honour Earth Day

By Michael Svoboda

Climate change and combat: The hottest year since the Cold War

World

Climate change and combat: The hottest year since the Cold War

By J Brooks Spector

‘Devastating’ death of dozens of migrating birds across SA points to coming climate change havoc — experts

South Africa

‘Devastating’ death of dozens of migrating birds across SA points to coming climate change havoc — experts

By Julia Evans

The Anthropocene revisited: The Sixth Extinction and climate change are real folks

South Africa

The Anthropocene revisited: The Sixth Extinction and climate change are real folks

By Ed Stoddard

The green economy - at best, a wishful illusion; at worst, a deceptive myth

Business Maverick

The green economy - at best, a wishful illusion; at worst, a deceptive myth

By Jeff Rudin

We are creatures of coal — an evolutionary tale dripping with irony

World

We are creatures of coal — an evolutionary tale dripping with irony

By Ed Stoddard

Book of the Dead – the species declared extinct in 2022

World

Book of the Dead – the species declared extinct in 2022

By John R. Platt

Do domesticated cattle help or harm Africa’s conservation areas? SA ecologist wins R2.6m grant to find out

Africa

Do domesticated cattle help or harm Africa’s conservation areas? SA ecologist wins R2.6m grant to find out

By Tony Carnie

Earth’s hidden tipping point is under our feet — and we’ve overstepped it

World

Earth’s hidden tipping point is under our feet — and we’ve overstepped it

By Don Pinnock

Nudging ‘policy into protection’: A plan to rescue the world's largest penguin

World

Nudging ‘policy into protection’: A plan to rescue the world's largest penguin

By Tiara Walters

‘Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape’ – nature claws back its own

Magazine

‘Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape’ – nature claws back its own

By Ed Stoddard

Giving thanks in a pandemic

South Africa

Giving thanks in a pandemic

By Finuala Dowling