The pandemic wrecked the social lives of school kids in the world’s poor countries
The pandemic has messed up many things including the academic and social growth of school children.
Tag: africa
Report: Half a billion people in Africa don’t have safe access to water
We take it for granted, but for hundreds of millions of people, water is a scarce treasure.
In parts of Africa, a better economy means less pollution
Fewer people are using fires to manage land, which means less pollution.
How satellite alerts are tackling deforestation across African countries
Millions rely on tropical forests in Africa, such as the Guinean Forests. Thanks to satellites, they can be easier protected.
A second wave is looming over Africa. A locust second wave, that is
UN says more funding is required to help the most-affected countries and avoid widespread famine.
The pandemic is sparing most of Africa and we’re not really sure why
Africa is exhibiting remarkable resilience through the pandemic.
As many as 3.3 million people may die in Africa this year from the coronavirus
Many African countries have no intensive care beds to speak of, besides many other shortages.
Researchers dive deep into the genetic legacy of the transatlantic slave trade
The transatlantic slave trade was at its height between 1750 and 1850. Now, a new study analyzing the genomes of ...
Massive locust swarms hit East Africa
Extreme weather has fueled a plague of millions of desert locust
Ostrich eggshell beads reveal cultural evolution in Africa
Researchers show how cultural changes in Africa over the past 10,000 years can be tracked using the size of eggshell ...
Difficulties in accessing healthcare and bribery goes hand in hand in Africa
Roughly 14% of respondents said they had to bribe to obtain care at least once in the past year.
Wildfires in Africa keep the Amazon lush with fertilizing smoke
Ashes to bananas.
New research paints the history of East Africa’s farmers, and how they evolved to eat dairy
It's a surprisingly rich history.
More than 20 African countries are planting a 8,000-km-long ‘Great Green Wall’
Finally a 'wall' we can all support.
Fossil Friday: Newly-found fossil teeth solve ancient monkey mystery
Take a bite out of this story.
We can eradicate malaria — but we need to use new tricks
Improvise, adapt, eliminate.
DNA sequencing might help finally link smugglers to ivory shipments
There are not many people I dislike as intensely as ivory poachers.
Biologists discover new bird species in Africa — and it’s already in trouble
There's some good news, but also a lot of bad news.
The earliest monument in east Africa was built without anyone being ‘the boss’
Scientists find massive cemetery complex in the plains of Kenya.
Ancient human fossil finger found in Arabia could rewrite our species’ history
A tiny fingerbone is re-writing the story of human dispersal out of Africa.