The report, titled "Africa’s Forgotten Fishes," reveals that 26% of Africa’s assessed freshwater fish species are threatened ...

Gen Z’s have largely led opposition street protests in Kenya. However, it's taking a toll on their mental health. We talk to an activist and a psychiatrist on how to cope.

Hippos are dangerous — highly territorial and fiercely protective of their young. They are capable of capsizing boats and ...

A recent study from North West University reveals alarming concentrations of ARVs in South Africa's water resources.

African Parks, the conservation NGO, has a 20-year agreement with Zambia’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) ...

As temperatures soar, several animals employ a survival tactic known as aestivation, or summer hibernation. Land snails, ...

In a river of western Brazil, an “armored” creature with bumpy lips swam through the “dark tea-colored” waters. Something ...

Africa's tropical belt, defined by the Guinean forests of west Africa and the Congo Basin of central Africa, is globally ...

Pesticides have polluted waterways worldwide. Understanding the subtle effects of these chemicals on fish behaviour can help ...

Western Africa is rich in freshwater biodiversity and regional endemicity, supporting the entire global populations of many threatened freshwater species including fishes, molluscs, dragonflies, crabs ...

Freshwater fish are an ‘aquatic version of the canary in the coalmine’ for Africa’s rivers, lakes and wetlands, a new report ...