How much control do we have over our own lives? Are we really controlled by our genes, trapped in our own selfishness, like some modern authors want us to believe? Just how much power do we have to shape our lives and those of others?

Five Southern African countries are establishing a regional science centre that will support cross-border research into climate change and land management.

The fourth Anniversary of Wind Power Africa is an impressive manifestation of its importance for the successful development of wind energy in Africa.

Two students are following in the footsteps of a remarkable renewable energy visionary, Dr. Doug Banks, funded by his legacy in the form of scholarships.

A shark research permit for a mega-chumming has been cancelled with immediate effect after a 20 year old bodyboarder, David Lilienfeld, was ripped to pieces by a shark, believed to be a Great White, yesterday at Kogel Baai, near Gordon's Bay.

The hallmark of a truly sustainable system is its ability to regenerate itself. When it comes to farming, the key to sustainable agriculture is healthy soil, since this is the foundation for present and future growth.

Learn about endangered turtles, ornithology careers, Africans penguins and many other fascinating members of our earth at the FREE Biodiversity Expo from 5 to 8 May at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.

Across the globe, amphibian numbers have been in fast decline since first reported in 1990. Habitat change due to human population growth has been identified as the leading factor, but in pristine habitats population reductions are as a result of a number of factors including ultraviolet light, climate change and infectious diseases.

The Proteus Initiative is privileged to host Craig Holdrege of The Nature Institute, upstate New York, to participate and teach in 'Discovering how a genuinely holistic perspective affects our thinking with respect to every aspect of environmental concern' in August 2011.

A frog researcher at Stellenbosch University (SU) is calling on nature lovers in the Western Cape to help her with research on the occurrence and distribution of the painted reed frog in the Province by reporting when they hear the call of this little frog in their region.

Then play your part! According to Steve Chown, scientist at the Centre of Invasion Biology at Stellenbosch University, we can still change the future of our earth. He spoke during a series of lectures at the Stellenbosch University as part of the Year of Biodiversity.

Researchers here at Stellenbosch University are compiling an electronic database cum archive of the diaries, photographs and personal anecdotes of South Africans' time in the Antarctic region (Marion Island, Gough Island and Antarctica).

I don't like to spread bad news ' I prefer to inspire people. But some things need to be said, else we are simply keeping our heads in the  sand. The hard truth can also be liberating ' and it seems we need  liberation from our own ways. Something everyone needs to know is what impact humans have had on our planet's biodiversity over the past 40 years. What happened to other species due to our consumption patterns?

There is a real threat in our country that alien reptiles, introduced by the pet trade, can get out of hand.

World leaders have failed to make good on their commitments to reduce the global rate of biodiversity loss by 2010, instead there is an alarming decline in biodiversity worldwide.  So says a new paper published in the journal Science.

On the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's famous journey around the world, the three-masted 'Clipper Stad Amsterdam' sailed into Cape Town harbor for her last port of call.

Biodiversity is not about a few endangered species ' but rather about the building blocks of life sustaining all earth's ecosystems. Over 600 scientists attending the 2nd major International Biodiversity Conference held in Cape Town recently said in their concluding statement that 'the fabric out of which the earth system is woven is unravelling at an accelerating rate.'

An exciting research initiative is underway at the University of Cape Town. The research is running under the brand of Aqua d'UCT, which seeks to enhance water research by promoting integration and interdisciplinary study. The study is being driven my MSc candidate Raymond Siebrits from the Department of Environmental and Geographical Science as part of his thesis.

A midleading British study had overlooked the last 40 years of field trials and research which prove the superiority of organics and confused many consumers. It had claimed there is little benefit to eating organic food and was also aired locally in the media, but it was criticised for being methodologically flawed...