"What we found was striking," Johann van Niekerk, lead author of the study, summarized for The Conversation. The birds managed cold by puffing their feathers and tucking their necks into themselves to ...

For the pastoralist Nuer people who migrate with the seasons between western Ethiopia’s Gambella region and Africa’s largest ...

African safari and wildlife expert Rob the Ranger showcases the tallest animal and heaviest bird side by side in Mara Ripoi Conservancy.

With a giant beak, the terror bird would have proved a formidable foe for most. Paleontologists think it may have been killed by a crocodile-like creature.

Why are some songbirds so brightly colored? A new study finds that a hidden layer of black and white feathers help their colors pop.

United States lawmakers have voted to advance a bill that proposes reviewing the U.S. relationship with South Africa due to objections over its foreign policy and potentially imposing sanctions on ...

South Africa's inflation rate edged higher in June, reaching the base of the central bank's target range, but analysts said there was still scope to ease monetary policy.

New books published this week include a nostalgic graphic history of video games, a queer, complicated and hopeful novel set in Nigeria, and a biography of a forensic ornithologist.

South Africa Manganese finished the financial year strongly, South32, the Johannesburg-, Sydney- and London-listed diversified mining company reported on Monday, July 21. June quarter sales soared ...