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So What’s New out of Africa? So What’s New out of Africa? Date: 13/04/2013

Science editor Tim Jackson reports on improving living conditions for shack dwellers, helping to combat blindness in children, ...

What Price our Natural World? What Price our Natural World? Date: 06/04/2013

Isn't it time, asks Ian Michler, that we give value to the natural assets of the planet we live on? But, he cautions, perhaps ...

Up for Grabs? Up for Grabs? Date: 01/04/2013

The political 'scramble for Africa' in the 19th and 20th centuries left the continent in tatters. The new scramble for minerals ..

Rockin’ Robins Rockin’ Robins Date: 24/03/2013

Birds are pretty adaptable creatures. They can, and do, make themselves at home in environments that to a greater or lesser ...

Rock Stars Rock Stars Date: 23/02/2013

What does a rock hyrax have in common with Mick Jagger? They're both singers, of course. Whereas Jagger sings to entertain, ...

All at Sea – Pelagic Birding in Cape Town All at Sea – Pelagic Birding in Cape Town Date: 17/02/2013

Cape Town is a beautiful city with a multitude of attractions. For birders the city offers the ideal opportunity for Pelagic ticks

Going Large with Little People Going Large with Little People Date: 03/02/2013

Sarah Borchert grabs the opportunity to share boat-based whale watching with her family. Mom?' My five-year-old daughter's sea-..

On a wing and a thermal, the flight of vultures On a wing and a thermal, the flight of vultures Date: 06/01/2013

Vultures are reputed to be among the avian world's best flyers, but it's a reputation that merits a little closer scrutiny.

The Mozambique connection to rhino poaching The Mozambique connection to rhino poaching Date: 27/12/2012

Having recently walked and pedalled through the Mozambican provinces that border the Kruger National Park, Ian Michler has ...