Intellectual property fights aside, new research into the plant Hoodia gordonii highlights the dangers of misusing indigenous knowledge.
Despite flies being a health risk their genome could also help humans to cope with disease-causing and toxic environments.
Insects have different names not only in each of our 11 official languages, but within each of those languages depending on geographical location.
Palaeoartist John Gurche recreates strikingly realistic models of our ancestors.
It is however unlikely that Cabinet will touch the politically hot potato that would make an even larger difference: teaching.
The latest science shows that your phone might be stopping you from getting enough sleep, raising the risk of accidents, heart ailments and diabetes.
Generations from now, there will still be no-go areas storing radioactive by-products of nuclear power production.
A National Advisory Council on Innovation shake-up is to improve communication between council and Minister Naledi Pandor amid an influx of new blood.
The economic spinoffs of high-tech ‘additive manufacturing’ are potentially massive.
There will still be processes to follow in the bilateral agreement between South Africa and Russia over the procurement of nuclear reactors.