Scientists in South Africa have made an amazing discovery in the globe’s biggest meteor impact crater, the Vredefort Crater. While experts were studying the unique geology of the crater a number of ...

After years of construction delays, the long-awaited visitor centre at the Vredefort Dome — one of the world’s largest meteorite impact craters — is finally nearing completion and is expected to open ...

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Tourism Month is celebrated annually in September and provides a heightened month-long focus on the importance of the sector to the South African economy. Vredefort is a town 15 km southwest of Parys.

Prof Rodger Gibson and the group at the Granophyre Dyke at Daskop. Credit: Vredefort Dome Conservancy & Gustav Engelbrecht Whether it is scientific, curiosity, historical, or cultural interest, ...

In a stunning discovery, scientists have uncovered 8,000-year-old animal carvings inside the Vredefort Crater. The carvings themselves are located in an area where the Granophyre Dykes—a six-mile long ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater in Western Australia's Pilbara region. This ancient structure, dating back approximately 3.47 ...

No less than three Unesco World Heritage Sites in South Africa - the Cradle of Humankind, the Vredefort Dome and Robben Island - are threatened by sewage pollution. This hat-trick of shame is probably ...

A crater found in Canada is thought to have been caused by an ancient meteor (Picture: Getty Images/Science Photo Libra) What’s the strangest thing you have stumbled upon accidentally? For one camper, ...