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Wits team discover beetle that roamed alongside dinosaurs

The find, at the Orapa Diamond Mine in Botswana, sheds light on the evolutionary history of the insects

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
An oak tree infested (left) with the invasive shot hole borer will eventually die.

Invasive beetle fells mighty oaks

The trees were first introduced to South Africa in 1656 and have become cultural icons

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read