A genus of around 20 burrowing frog species found mostly in South Africa is famous for its members' short limbs, flat, angry-looking faces, and rounded “golf-ball” like bodies. Now, this collection of ...

A new species, Breviceps batrachophiliorum, also known as the Boston Rain Frog, has been discovered in South Africa, expanding the variety of African rain frogs.

Long before T. rex, the Earth was dominated by super-carnivores stranger and more terrifying than anything dreamed up by ...

A surprising splash of life startled a team of trekkers navigating the alpine heights of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Western Cape Prepares for Heavy Rain and Rough Seas Western Cape officials say they are ready to respond to weather-related emergencies as more rain is forecast in the coming days, reports EWN.

While the frogs and reptiles are mostly endemic to South Africa, the model of integrating folk and formal taxonomies and embedding local languages in scientific discourse is exportable.

MOSHI, Tanzania, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Researchers have discovered Africa’s highest-living frog species on Mount Kilimanjaro at an altitude of 4000 meters. The discovery, made by ...

Lhuan-dre Pretorius scored 153(160) on debut, creating a swathe of South African and international records on the way in their Test vs Zimbabwe.

The team successfully located the frogs, and obtained DNA samples for laboratory analysis. Testing conducted in South Africa revealed that the frogs belong to the Amietia wittei species, indicating ...

The South African Weather Service has warned of heavy rain, cold, damaging winds, and disruptive snow in parts of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.

The South African Weather Service has warned of heavy rainfall that could lead to localised flooding, cold, strong winds and damaging waves in the Western Cape and parts of the Northern Cape and Free ...