There’s something about road trips that captures the spirit of adventure. For me, it’s not just about getting from point A to ...

As the magnitude of Johannesburg's water crisis becomes clear, water authorities are beginning to look at what it would take to use water from alternative sources, including Joburg's rivers. To gauge ...

The marathon has three distances with three routes and three staggered starting times. The 42km marathon begins at 5.30am, the 21km race starts at 6.30am, while the 10km jog starts at 7.30am.

Building on the success of his previous self-help guide, Jennis Williamson intertwines humour and authenticity to engage ...

Apart from its rich biodiversity, the Richtersveld is littered with diamond mines. However, these mines have very few ...

It's well known that cargo vessels and whales don't mix; whale-ship collisions are one of the leading causes of death for ...

We found that fewer than 7% of collision-risk hot spots had put measures in place to reduce collisions, such as limiting vessel speeds or requiring ships to avoid certain areas. Exceptions include the ...

The receivers calculate the distance between ... road, a crucial detail for first responders trying to arrive on the scene as quickly as possible. The wide coverage area of the phone map data ...

You’re a brave soul who loves solo travel – you’re a pro at using Google Translate and have made many friends from your ...

Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

My wife decided we needed an active outdoor getaway, a romantic ramble across moors and fells and three national parks. I ...

A plan to use millions of smartphones to map out real-time variations in Earth’s ionosphere has been tested by researchers in the US. Developed by Brian Williams and colleagues at Google Research in ...