Diamonds aren’t forever: Gems that sparked diamond-rush in South Africa turn out to be quartz Thousands rushed to a hillside after a cattle herder thought he found diamonds Government sent geoscientists and mining experts to collect testing samples Initial findings show the gemstones are quartz, an inexpensive mineral By Jack Newman For Mailonline and Afp Published: … Read more
Neolithic hunters built funnels made of stone walls to trap migrating gazelle. Though common in the Middle East, these killing floors have only been recently observed in southern Africa.
Neolithic hunters built funnels made of stone walls to trap migrating gazelle. Though common in the Middle East, these killing floors have only been recently observed in southern Africa.
Several shark hunters stumbled upon a previously unknown population of coelacanths, a 420-million-year-old ‘fossil fish’ that was once thought to be extinct. The discovery was made in the southwestern part of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The remarkable find, first outlined by Mongabay News, stems from the result that the shark hunters were using gillnets … Read more
Furs class: Three lions sleep as they are transported across South Africa on a private jet as part of conservation effort Conservationists loaded three sleeping Kalahari lions onto a plane as they moved a pride by private jet The 440lbs lions were moved across Africa to a different part of the continent to stop inbreeding … Read more
It is an idea so horrifying that it sounds made up: A parasite which bites off its host’s tongue and then replaces it, living inside its mouth for the rest of its life. But in fact, the tongue-eating louse is real and lives inside the mouths of fish – one of which was discovered recently … Read more
The top U.S general for Africa is warning that a growing threat from China may come not just from the waters of the Pacific but from the Atlantic as well. U.S. Gen. Stephen Townsend, in an interview with The Associated Press, said Beijing is looking to establish a large navy port capable of hosting submarines … Read more
Humans are actively changing landscapes across the globe, but shaping ecosystems is not just a modern activity – our ancestors started the transformation nearly 100,000 years ago. An analysis of settlements and paleoenvironmental data along the northern shores of East Africa’s Lake Malawi reveals ancient inhabitants used fire 92,000 years ago to prevent forest regrowth. … Read more
Prince Harry praises his Sentebale charity for continuing to help children in Africa during the pandemic saying they ‘stepped up to meet the moment’ The Duke of Sussex co-founded Sentebale in 2006 to help vulnerable children Covid-19 meant programmes ruled out when support ‘needed more than ever’ Comments made by Harry and co-founder Prince Seeiso … Read more
Ancient tools found in a ‘miracle’ cave in South Africa suggest our earliest ancestors set up camp there more than 1.8 million years ago, according to palaeontologists. Experts from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem examined the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa’s Kalahari Desert, delving down to ancient layers within the historic site. Few places in the … Read more