Across southeastern Liberia, oil palms grow wild in the forest. Known as “country palm,” the Elaeis guineensis tree is native ...

African Daisies Are Bursting Into Bloom around San Diego, especially along the freeway embankments. The name refers to a wide variety of species belonging to the genuses Arctotis, Dimorphotheca and ...

BOTANISTS have found a stand of rare trees in Zanzibar not known to grow wild anywhere else in Africa. The intsia trees ...

According to research, the weevil, which botanical name varies based on region, has an African specie called Rhynchophorus Phoenicis while the Asian specie is called Rhynchophorus Terogenius.It is ...

From the weird to the wonderful, here's our roundup of animals you've never heard of before (and certainly won't forget in a ...

Climate change drove weeks of crop-withering temperatures last year in the West African countries that underpin the world's ...

A new study published in Nature emphasizes the urgent need for immediate action to help people adapt to changing conditions ...

A changed landscape in Botswana's Mababe Depression is now a hot spot for wildlife year-round.

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It is one of the most isolated landforms of continental origin, having split from the supercontinent of Gondwana millions of ...

Mzansi is a land of diverse beauty and hidden gems, often waiting to be discovered by those willing to venture off the beaten ...