South Africa’s regulator will refrain from taking part in nuclear energy talks to ensure impartiality.
South Africa’s electricity crisis is a grim portent: soon, we’ll be in the same boat with water.
Eskom’s electricity woes have hastened the failure of water infrastructure around the country.
The Square Kilometre Array will contribute to huge surveys that seek to answer questions like: Is there life out there and how do galaxies form.
But life is running out if you are a couch potato, whether deep-fried or even oven-baked.
Scientists say the Northern Cape is the perfect place for radio astronomy, with its low rainfall and clear skies making it a "radio quiet" site.
Astronomers are discovering more and more exoplanets that could support life as we know it, but distance from a sun is only one critical requirement.
Studies show that those in leadership positions are more likely to display narcissistic traits – which can be a good, and very very bad, thing.
Science’s "hottest" TV presenter, Brian Cox, makes a good argument for life elsewhere in the universe.
The world of science is filled with interesting, quirky and downright strange discoveries. Sarah Wild chooses some of this year’s highlights.