Giant groundsels are rare plants that grow up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall. They are endemic to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in Tanzania and Africa's tallest mountain.

African wildlife expert Rob the Ranger shares a peaceful moment as a leopard and her cub rest under the shade of acacia trees.

Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient people who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America ...

African wildlife expert Rob the Ranger observes a lion pride resting in the shade of acacia trees in Maasai Mara.

For Jamila Cathbert Mselemu, a nurse at Ombiri Dispensary, delivering babies under torchlight wasn’t an occasional ...

KIMBERLEY, South Africa (Reuters) -Until the last half-decade, the majestic lesser flamingo had four African breeding sites: ...

While operators have historically served Western cuisines, a handful of modern safaris are offering local cuisines and native ...

An invasive species on Socotra, free-roaming goats devour saplings before they have a chance to grow. Outside of ...

Thousands of seeds from native African tree species and indigenous varieties of crops have been deposited in the cold, dry rock vaults of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the permafrost of ...

Across Africa, about 16 million women depend on ... acacia seedlings and support the replanting of them once existing acacia trees have been cut down. An assessment of tangible impact is being ...

While the acacia trees that yield gum arabic grow across the Africa's arid Sahel region - known as the 'gum belt' - Sudan has become by far the world's biggest exporter due to its extensive groves.

Across the Sahelian zone of Africa, native acacia trees offer a natural defense against the advance of the desert. Its deep roots can span up to six times the height of the tree, fixing the sandy ...