Murdering for Conservation: Killing Rhinos Sometimes Makes Sense

Murdering for Conservation: Killing Rhinos Sometimes Makes Sense

Authorities in Namibia want to let American hunters kill a pair of rhinos, the US federal government is OK with it

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 27th, 2014
550-Million-Year-Old Reef Was Built by World's First Hard-Shelled Animals

550-Million-Year-Old Reef Was Built by World's First Hard-Shelled Animals

The animals likely built the reef to protect themselves from threats in their environment

Photo of the Day: Green and Yellow Ocean Off the Coast of Namibia

Photo of the Day: Green and Yellow Ocean Off the Coast of Namibia

The photo was taken by NASA's Aqua satellite, it's stunning to say the least

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 13th, 2014
Permit to Hunt, Kill Rare Black Rhino Sells for $350,000 (€255,988) at Auction

Permit to Hunt, Kill Rare Black Rhino Sells for $350,000 (€255,988) at Auction

The Dallas Safari Club says the money will serve to promote conservation efforts

Hackers Launch DDOS Attack on Namibian Government Portal in OpFunKill

Hackers Launch DDOS Attack on Namibian Government Portal in OpFunKill

The websites of the targeted organizations have been made available

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 28th, 2013
Chance to Kill a Black Rhino to Be Auctioned Off by Dallas Safari Club

Chance to Kill a Black Rhino to Be Auctioned Off by Dallas Safari Club

The money raised in this manner will be used to support conservation programs

Poachers Poison Nearly 600 Vultures in Namibia's Bwabwata National Park

Poachers Poison Nearly 600 Vultures in Namibia's Bwabwata National Park

The birds fed on poisoned elephant corpse, died in a matter of hours

Gray Whale Shows Up in the Southern Hemisphere for the First Time Ever

Gray Whale Shows Up in the Southern Hemisphere for the First Time Ever

The marine mammal was spotted swimming close to the Namibian coast

Nearly 90% of Namibian Users Run Pirated Windows

Nearly 90% of Namibian Users Run Pirated Windows

Namibia is one of the countries with the highest rate of pirated software

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 25th, 2012
Operation Desert Seal II Now Launched by Sea Shepherd Conservationists

Operation Desert Seal II Now Launched by Sea Shepherd Conservationists

Five activists wish to shed light on the massacre of 90,000 baby seals

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 23rd, 2011
Mysterious Metallic Sphere Falls from the Sky

Mysterious Metallic Sphere Falls from the Sky

The object hit the ground in Namibia, southern Africa

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 14th, 2011
Namibian Weather Patterns Shift Suddenly

Namibian Weather Patterns Shift Suddenly

Experts are puzzled at how the country's climate changes

  • Nature
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • November 2nd, 2010
One Million-Year-Old African Desert

One Million-Year-Old African Desert