The United Nations Children's Fund says at least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather.

The disappearance of three South African working sailors in the Indian Ocean a decade ago is the subject of a stunning new music and interactive technology project that will have its world premiere in Cape Town in February.

A recent study published in the open-access journal African Invertebrates provides insights into the life history and behavior of the endemic Cape Autumn widow butterfly (Dira clytus), a species endemic to South Africa.

Indian Navy women officers on global circumnavigation voyage pass through Point Nemo, collecting vital ocean samples for research.

A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises that were swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their lives in floods this m

Flood waters engulfed the sanctuary, and the tortoises — many of them mere whippersnappers in the tortoise world at about 25-50 years old — were carried away.

A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their lives in floods this month caused by a tropical cyclone.

A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary after a tropical cyclone hit the area.

A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises that were swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their lives in floods

Samantha Davies completes her fourth Vendée Globe after a 4th place in 2008 and two retirements in 2012 and 2010. She finished 13th in 80 days, 15 days less than her first round the world trip (95 days 4 hours and 39 minutes).

Explore the best rivers, dams, and lakes in South Africa, offering a perfect escape from the heat with exciting activities and serene natural beauty.

Six family members, including three children, died after a fast-moving fire swept through a home in northern New York, according to officials.