Maverick Life

Plant roots mysteriously pulsate and we don’t know why – but finding out could change the way we grow things

By Etienne Farcot

South Africa

Humanity’s relationship with nature needs to be adjusted for rights of natural world to be recognised

By Onke Ngcuka

World

Pretty powerful - How plants can improve your state of mind

By Sven Batke

South Africa

SA flower wins Plant of the Year at Chelsea Flower Show

By Sarah Hoek

World

Book of the Dead – the species declared extinct in 2022

By John R. Platt

Magazine

This summer, bring nature to your living space and create a festive garden

By Jean-Marie Uys

Africa

Growing plants on buildings can reduce heat and produce healthy food in African cities

By Olumuyiwa Adegun

Maverick Citizen

Reflections on the benefits of gardening – and it's more than just growing food

By Zukiswa Pikoli

South Africa

A past buried in the Karoo town of Sutherland holds portents for our survival as a species

By Jamie Venter

Magazine

Humans are going back to the Moon, and beyond – but how will we feed them?

By Kim Johnson, Harvey Millar and Matthew Gilliham

Magazine

2022 Nature Conservancy photo contest winners – landscape, plants and fungi

By The Nature Conservancy

Africa

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

By Tony Carnie