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Rock dust applied to soils may help capture 2B tons of CO2

Rock dust applied to soils may help capture 2B tons of...

Rock dust spread over the planet’s farm fields may prove a climate solution with the potential to remove up to two billion tons of...
The South Pole is warming fast. Very fast

The South Pole is warming fast. Very fast

How much of the warming can be attributed to natural and manmade causes remains little understood. The planet is warming. That we’ve known. It is...
Jaguars are facing a grave new threat: Chinese medicine

Jaguars are facing a grave new threat: Chinese medicine

The iconic big cats are being killed for their fangs and other body parts so they can be used in traditional Chinese medicine. If you...
E-waste has reached massive proportions worldwide

E-waste has reached massive proportions worldwide

Less than a fifth, or 17.%, of e-waste was collected and recycled last year, leaving the rest unrecycled. One of the lessons the current coronavirus...
Renishaw Hills outlines 4 ways retirement has changed over the years

Renishaw Hills outlines 4 ways retirement has changed over the years

The past few decades have seen a massive shift in the entire concept of retirement, with medical advancements and digitisation creating more opportunities for...

South African ‘Mermaid’ freediving champion films KZN South Coast’s Sardine Run

Beth Neale, the four-time South African Freediving Champion, the African Continental Record Holder for no-fins freediving, renowned ocean conservationist and filmmaker, headed to the...

Crocworld partners with The Independent on Saturday to launch exciting live...

Crocworld Conservation Centre in Scottburgh on KwaZulu-Natal South Coast will continue its popular Facebook live sessions, with two special bonus videos in partnership with...

Garden Route Environmental Forum (GREF) teams up with Husqvarna South Africa...

Garden Route Environmental Forum (GREF) teams up with Husqvarna South Africa to tackle climate change and environmental management “A fast-changing climate brings changes to the...

Plascon’s new TradePro Roof & More is set to make waves...

It’s good for roofs, it’s good for consumers and it’s good for the environment – what more could you ask for from a roof...
The Mayan city of Tikal succumbed to ‘water pollution’

The Mayan city of Tikal succumbed to ‘water pollution’

“Archaeologists and anthropologists have been trying to figure out what happened to the Maya for 100 years.” Civilizations of the past rose, thrived and fell,...

Animals and animal-lovers win big in the Bravecto® Feed the Furry...

At a time when finances were limited and animal shelters overwhelmed, Bravecto® ran the Feed the Furry Nation competition, providing food to animal shelters...
Why was Cyclone Amphan so destructive?

Why was Cyclone Amphan so destructive?

The storm affected nearly 70% of the people in West Bengal, but the Sundarbans faced the most catastrophic destruction. The Covid-19 pandemic has been a...