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ecosystem

Ants face worsening survival crisis as planet heats up — adapt, migrate or die

Our Burning Planet

Ants face worsening survival crisis as planet heats up — adapt, migrate or die

By Onke Ngcuka

Sharks washed up on Cape shore after orca feeding frenzy less of a threat than knock-on ecosystem damage caused by humans - marine biologists

South Africa

Sharks washed up on Cape shore after orca feeding frenzy less of a threat than knock-on ecosystem damage caused by humans - marine biologists

By Julia Evans

Insects are marching towards extinction — and why we should be mightily bugged

South Africa

Insects are marching towards extinction — and why we should be mightily bugged

By Onke Ngcuka

Black Mfolozi coal slurry spill: If you contaminate our river, you contaminate our souls

South Africa

Black Mfolozi coal slurry spill: If you contaminate our river, you contaminate our souls

By Bridget Pitt and Sicelo Mbatha

The harpoons are gone, but whales face more complex modern threats

South Africa

The harpoons are gone, but whales face more complex modern threats

By Julia Evans

What happens when an ecosystem collapse and State Capture collide?

South Africa

What happens when an ecosystem collapse and State Capture collide?

By Kevin Bloom

Environment department blocks another gas-to-power floating plant

South Africa

Environment department blocks another gas-to-power floating plant

By Lungi Langa

Ecoactivists spearhead mistbelt biodiversity drive while Pietermaritzburg battles to see the forest for the alien trees

South Africa

Ecoactivists spearhead mistbelt biodiversity drive while Pietermaritzburg battles to see the forest for the alien trees

By Lungi Langa