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Nature

Bricks nation — Cape Floral Kingdom reimagined in Lego by local designer

Our Burning Planet

Bricks nation — Cape Floral Kingdom reimagined in Lego by local designer

By Kristin Engel

Kgalagadi — a place of beasts and beauty to clear the mind and soften the heart

South Africa

Kgalagadi — a place of beasts and beauty to clear the mind and soften the heart

By Julienne Du Toit

Big bang query — this is how thunder works, and why it’s so loud

Sci-Tech

Big bang query — this is how thunder works, and why it’s so loud

By Estelle Trengove

The ghost trees of Bushmanland

South Africa

The ghost trees of Bushmanland

By Chris Marais

Phytoplankton in peril, global ocean productivity plummeting, CSIR-led study warns

World

Phytoplankton in peril, global ocean productivity plummeting, CSIR-led study warns

By Kristin Engel

2025 Sony World Photography Awards: National and Regional winners

Maverick Life

2025 Sony World Photography Awards: National and Regional winners

By Sony World Photography Awards

The ingenious flight of flies — nature’s tiny aeronauts mastering survival and escape

Maverick Life

The ingenious flight of flies — nature’s tiny aeronauts mastering survival and escape

By Don Pinnock

Gravel from space grab upends theories of how life began

Sci-Tech

Gravel from space grab upends theories of how life began

By Don Pinnock

Baobab is a superfood with growing global demand – that’s bad news for the sacred African tree

Maverick Life

Baobab is a superfood with growing global demand – that’s bad news for the sacred African tree

By Patrick Maundu

WWF’s latest Living Planet Report gives us five years before it's too late

South Africa

WWF’s latest Living Planet Report gives us five years before it's too late

By Kristin Engel

Dion George wants to review Environmental Impact Assessment red tape but keep conservation safeguards

South Africa

Dion George wants to review Environmental Impact Assessment red tape but keep conservation safeguards

By Kristin Engel

The ‘extinction’ of our experience of nature is diminishing our sense of responsibility towards it

South Africa

The ‘extinction’ of our experience of nature is diminishing our sense of responsibility towards it

By Yves Vanderhaeghen