Africa: The Great Wildebeest Migration, Seen From Space - Satellites and AI Are Helping Count Africa's Wildlife

The Great Wildebeest Migration is one of the most remarkable natural spectacles on Earth. Each year, immense herds of wildebeest, joined by zebras and gazelles, travel 800-1,000km… Read more »

Africa: Toxic Pollution Builds Up in Snake Scales - What We Learnt From Black Mambas

Black mambas (Dendroaspis polylepis) are Africa's longest, most famous venomous snakes. Despite their fearsome reputation, these misunderstood snakes are vital players in their… Read more »

Namibia: Windhoek's Old Location Was a Place of Pain, but Also Joy - New Book

All that's left of a famous settlement called the Old Location in Windhoek, Namibia, is a graveyard and a monument to remember the residents who were killed while protesting their… Read more »

South Africa: Nature's Not Perfect - Fig Wasps Try to Balance Sex Ratios for Survival but They Can Get It Wrong

Television nature programmes and scientific papers tend to celebrate the perfection of evolved traits. But the father of evolution through natural selection, Charles Darwin, warned… Read more »

Africa: Jane Goodall, the Gentle Disrupter Whose Research On Chimpanzees Redefined What It Meant to Be Human

Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice… Read more »

Africa: The Near-Extinction of Rhinos Is At Risk of Being Normalised

A century ago, half a million rhinos roamed Africa and Asia. Today, just 27,000 remain. Read more »

Africa: Chimpanzees Ingest More Than the Equivalent of One Alcoholic Drink a Day - New Research

Drinking more than you intended may be something that many humans do, but now research is showing that a taste for alcohol is surprisingly common among animals. In fact a new study… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Ebony and Ivory - Why Elephants and Forests Rise and Fall Together in the Congo Basin

The forest elephants of the Congo Basin are critically endangered and face extinction. Read more »

South Africa: South African Hunters Chewed the Kanna Plant for Endurance - New Study Tests Its Effects On Mouse Brain Chemistry

Sceletium tortuosum is a little succulent plant that grows in the semi-arid Karoo and Namaqualand regions of South Africa. It has a long history of traditional use among the… Read more »

West Africa: TikTok's Online Wild Meat Sellers - Study Finds Endangered Species On Offer in West Africa

In Togo and much of west Africa, wild meat remains an important part of daily life, valued for its taste, cultural traditions, and as a source of income for those who sell it. Read more »

Africa: Whales and Dolphins Regularly Hang Out With Each Other - New Study

As the annual humpback whale migration is underway with thousands of whales passing by the Australian coast, there are reports of dolphins joining the mass movement. Read more »

Africa: Do Elephants Make Deliberate Gestures to Ask for Things? Our Study Says Yes

Elephants are known for their intelligence, strong social bonds, and good memories. But do they communicate to show real intention? A new study suggests they do. The research… Read more »

South Africa: Communities Near South Africa's Kruger National Park Prefer Wildlife-Friendly Ways to Earn a Living Over Killing Animals

Kruger National Park is a flagship South African conservation area home to lions, elephants, rhinos, and leopards. Tourists from all over the world flock to the park to see… Read more »

Tanzania: Livestock and Lions Make Uneasy Neighbours - How a Fence Upgrade Helped Protect Domestic and Wild Animals in Tanzania

Protecting livestock in areas where large carnivores (like lions) live is increasingly important as human land use expands, wildlife habitat shrinks, and climatic changes reshape… Read more »

Africa: Whose Turn Is It? the Question Is At the Heart of Language and Chimpanzees Ask It Too

When we think about what sets humans apart from other animals, language often comes to mind. Language is more than words - it also relies on the ability to build shared… Read more »

Africa: War, Politics and Religion Shape Wildlife Evolution in Cities

People often consider evolution to be a process that occurs in nature in the background of human society. But evolution is not separate from human beings. In fact, human cultural… Read more »

Africa: Why Evolution Can Explain Human Testicle Size but Not Our Unique Chins

The human body is a machine whose many parts - from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain - have been assembled in fits and starts over the 4… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Elephant Species Are Both Endangered, Due to Poaching and Habitat Loss

Humans have been over-exploiting African elephants for centuries. More than 2,000 years ago, the Roman Empire's demand for ivory led to the extinction of genetically distinct… Read more »

Tanzania: Coral Reefs Off the Coast Are Being Destroyed, Most Beyond Repair

If current trends continue and countries fail to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, nearly all of the world's coral reefs will suffer severe bleaching on an annual basis, according… Read more »