New research suggests “microlightning” exchanges among water droplets in Earth’s early atmosphere may have sparked the building blocks of life.

Tick off 15 African countries – among them, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe and Liberia – on a 37-day cruise up the west coast, ...

A major scientific leap has been made with the creation of the longest ultra-secure quantum satellite link between China and ...

Diversifying food sources and developing underused, nutrient-rich crops could help combat malnutrition and enhance food ...

Wealthy nations have fueled their industrial growth and urbanization by burning fossil fuels. This is the biggest cause of ...

Urban forests create employment, provide quality space for recreation and tourism and strengthen city neighbourhoods’ ...

China is stepping in to support Africa’s Great Green Wall ... Beijing, already a leader in global greening efforts, now seeks to pair ecological restoration with economic incentives.

AT&T and its partner AST SpaceMobile have successfully completed a video call using an unmodified smartphone connected via satellite, showcasing the potential of space-based cellular networks to ...

Budget announcements are rarely memorable events in South Africa. But the statement on March 12th by Enoch Godongwana, the finance minister, was one of the most notable since the end of white rule ...

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is taking over as the CEO of Relativity Space, a 9-year-old rocket startup, a company spokesperson confirmed in a statement to TechCrunch. This is Schmidt’s first ...

A quick trip in June to the International Space Station stretched into an unexpectedly lengthy orbital stay for the two NASA astronauts who crewed the Boeing Starliner for a flight test.

One such mega-city can be found in Africa. The place in question is Lagos in Nigeria, which is on track to become the largest city in the world by the end of the century, with a projected ...