A University of Kansas researcher has spent years studying "aquaterra"—his term for regions around the world once populated ...

Virtually the entire coastal zone of South Africa (95%) has been leased out by the state for oil and gas exploration. How can ...

Preliminary results from computer modelling suggests the harmful algal bloom that has been killing marine life will return ...

Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

South Africa’s vital wetlands are degrading faster than investment in their rehabilitation. As a result, they are facing ...

Jet streams are often referred to as the "motor" of global weather: High-altitude wind currents steer areas of high and low ...

South Africa's fastest and most daunting race track will be the biggest challenge of the year not only for The Citizen's ...

After Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in South Carolina over the Fourth of July weekend bringing flash flooding to central North Carolina, the tropics are now quiet. Well, sort of.

As South Africa’s energy narrative continues to unfold, it holds within it lessons and frameworks potentially pivotal to transformational energy policies across Africa.

Finally, Cape Town needs political leaders who are courageous enough to confront two evident realities. Current science ...

A warming climate doesn't just affect dry land — it affects the ocean, too. For years, Earth's ocean has acted as a heat sink for climate change: A large part of the heat generated by human use ...

Hundreds of people were rescued from ocean waters along the California coast on the Fourth of July due to strong currents and powerful surf conditions. KCAL/KCBS via CNN Newsource ...