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Future of aquaculture in SA looking bright

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the National Aquaculture Policy Framework (NAPF), says acting Cabinet spokesperson Phumla W...

The Limpopo Vulture Project

The Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Wildlife and Energy Programme (EWT-WEP), in partnership with Eskom Limpopo Operating Unit...

New study highlights huge potential for generating clean energy in Africa

Less than 1 per cent of all patent applications relating to clean energy technology (CET) have been filed in Africa, accord...

Can you create a creative CAN Craze construction?

For all those budding creative geniuses at school, put your talent to good use in this year’s Collect-a-Can CAN Craze Com...

CapeNature orders baboon to be put down

Cape Town - A Sutherland woman wept when she found out that a baby baboon she had arranged to have sent to a rehabilitation...

Cash boost to help to save rhinos

THE sale of 30 rhinos has contributed R10 million towards conservation efforts, including those aimed at stopping rhino poa...

Emissions monitoring system ensures supply of electricity

Owing to uncertainty surrounding South Africa’s electricity supply, it is important for State-owned power utility Eskom t...

New waste management strategy on the cards

Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg will use the two-day Joburg Waste Summit as a platform to present its new waste managem...

R1.2 million towards the protection of rhino

In a handover ceremony held at its Johannesburg head office on Wednesday, conservation-led experiential travel company &...

CAN DO! Trekking for Trash trek completed

CAN DO! Trekking for Trash’s social change adventurers have done it! The duo received a warm welcome at their Kosi Bay de...

We Still Have Rhinos

Mozambique’s rhinoceros population was wiped out more than a century ago by big game hunters. Reconstituted several years...

Waste and residual biomass can be converted into energy products

A biomass-to-energy plant is being built to convert sugar-cane waste into ‘green charcoal’, which will provide addition...

South Africa and Vietnam sign action plan

Pretoria – South Africa and Vietnam have signed an action plan to implement the Memorandum of Understanding on Biodiversi...

Rhino poachers arrested at Kruger Park

Pretoria – Police arrested two rhino poachers in Pafuri at the Kruger National Park at the weekend.

International Stories

Vegan Butter

This vegan butter recipe is quick and easy, uses relatively common ingredients, and measures just like non-vegan butter.

Top 10 Vegan Foods that are High in Iron

Wondering where vegans get our iron? Check out these 10 foods that are high in iron and cruelty-free!

Research Shows Mangos May Help Prevent Breast Cancer

About 200,000 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in the United States this year. The disease will kill nearly 40,000.

New “Artificial Leaf” Concept Could Blow Up Fuel Cell Market

The idea of an “artificial leaf” sounds simple enough: Take a small, cheap, light-collecting device the size of a typical leaf, dunk it in a quart of water, and use solar energy to generate...

Solar Power Windows Fast Approaching Commercial Production

Commercial production of solar windows, using the patented SolarWindow spray-on solar power coating system, may be just around the corner.

Eating Vegan: Getting Enough Vitamin D

Is it possible to get adequate vitamin D on a vegan diet?

Bike That Provides Wi-Fi & Electricity

The power outages caused by Hurricane Ivan and Hurricane Sandy were shocks to the many people.

Ten Guidelines For Creating A Healthy Pantry

What’s in your pantry? Is it filled with natural or processed foods? How much high fructose corn syrup sits on those shelves? If you removed all but the healthy products, what would remain?

Do You Eat Mindlessly?

While researching the milk industry’s attempt to use artificial sweeteners in milk without labeling, I can across some interesting data.

New Plasmonic Polymer Solar Cells Achieve Record Efficiency Of 8.92%

A new polymer solar cells designed by researchers at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology has achieved a record for the highest efficiency of any plasmonic PSCs that utilize m...

Solar Power Installation On Sailboat “Groovy”

A sailboat named Groovy has been equipped with a solar power system that powers the boat’s refrigerator, freezer, laptops, a 22″ TV, a stereo, and more. And this isn’t the couple’s firs...

Alcohol and Sex Make You Happier Than Kids

A new study found that people rate sex as the top activity that brings them happiness, followed by drinking alcohol or “partying.” Caring for children ranked at number five.

Vegan Creamer: Try coconut oil!

If you’re looking for an unprocessed alternative to vegan creamer, look no further than coconut oil!

Would You Exercise 50 Minutes For That Loaded Hot Dog?

Does knowing a hot dog with the works has 404 calories deter you from wolfing it down? How about knowing you’d have to play 50 minutes of tennis to burn those calories?

Graphene/TMDC Combination For Next-Gen Solar Cells

By combining the wonder material graphene with other one-atom-thick materials, such as TMDC, to make stacks/2D-crystals, it becomes possible to produce an enormous range of superlative properti...