Japan’s much-loved “tonkatsu” pork cutlets come with a mound of freshly shredded cabbage, but a surge in the price of the humble vegetable has prompted chef Katsumi Shinagawa to skimp on servings.

Cars speeding along a smooth, black-coloured street in Nepal’s Pokhara are also driving over heaps of discarded plastic, transformed into an ingredient in road construction.

Faced with burgeoning claims – more damage and higher repair costs because of the soaring price of labour and materials – insurance companies turned tail and left California en masse, dropping existing clients and refusing to write new policies.

Conservio, a South African online booking platform similar to Airbnb or Booking.com but that exclusively lists properties in nature, has raised $1 million to quadruple its listings this year.

Solar overtook coal in the European Union’s electricity production in 2024, with the share of renewables rising to almost half the bloc’s power sector, according to a new report.

How and what the private sector can do to deliver just transition strategies starts with a fresh approach to sustainability reporting, writes Gita Maharaj.

The United States withdrawing from the Paris Agreement is a blow to global cooperation on climate change, but other countries are marching ahead and stepping up leadership on the issue.

As Los Angeles firefighters battle remaining hotspots more than a week into deadly blazes, scientists and engineers hope growing availability of satellite data will help in the future.

The EU’s Green Deal policies have targets to reduce the use of pesticides, which may spill over to South African agricultural exports, affecting profitability for farmers of various crops, a new report shows.

Reversing the decline and conserving the penguin population will not happen without collaboration, it requires a special type of GNU, writes Kevern Cochrane.

Cape Town residents say that there has been an increase in religious ceremonies in Table Mountain National Park, which is damaging to the environment and poses fire risks.

Event planner Frank Thoya lost his income and started selling shark meat to survive. But then he decided to target malnutrition in kids instead – and orders are streaming in for his tasty, nutrient-packed biscuits.

To keep mosquitoes at bay, many of us will reach for the bottle of insect repellent or citronella candles in order to avoid the bite and incessant itching that comes with it. But how do these repellents actually work?

Despite facing eight years in prison at 26 for anti-apartheid smuggling, Rob Martin Adam’s unwavering dedication to social justice, coupled with his leadership in the scientific community, serves as an inspiring example to the younger generation.

A new study, based on a small sample of hospitals, shows the commonly recorded species behind snakebites over more than a decade.

German authorities confirmed the country’s first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years on Friday, in a herd of water buffalo on the outskirts of Berlin.

What would be a flag-ship project for the Indian conglomerate will now start its EIA process afresh for the fourth time.

Climate change fuelled natural disasters that caused $320 billion in losses last year, German reinsurance giant Munich Re said.

Two non-profits have launched a legal application against government’s decision allowing Eskom to deviate from basic air pollution standards for eight of its power stations.

Balcony solar is taking off as Germany seeks to switch to renewables.

SA’s top young scientists captivated the audience at the 9th BRICS Young Scientists Forum. Mfanelo Ndlela’s Smart Water Management System caused a stir, shining hope on the future of SA’s water infrastructure.