If you go walking in the wild, you might expect that what you're seeing is natural. All around you are trees, shrubs and ...

Of his journey towards obtaining his Doctor of Philosophy qualification, University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD graduate Dr Kevin Musungu said, “Perseverance, intellectual curiosity, the unwavering support ...

But today they face myriad threats to their survival. Fynbos flowers and their specialist pollinators are in danger of being overrun by urban and agricultural expansion and invasive species, while ...

Mar. 18, 2025 — Although fungi of the genus Piloderma are common, scientists have now discovered five previously unknown species. One of these is one of the most widely distributed species in ...

Plant biotechnology can be defined as the introduction of desirable traits into plants through genetic modification. Future genome editing in plants will mimic the natural evolutionary processes ...