Kenya: New Fossils Shed Light on Human Evolution
Discoveries of new fossils east of Lake Turkana are said to change the world's theory on early human evolution. read more »
Africa: Post-Harvest Technologies Pay Off for Cowpeas
Tricks that prevent the rotting of cowpeas, an African staple, after harvesting, will have yielded U.S.$295 million of benefits in west and central Africa by 2020, according to new research. read more »
Africa's First Soil Diversity Map
Scientists have drawn up the first Soil Atlas of Africa to help farmers, land managers and policymakers to better understand the resource and manage it sustainably. read more »
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Fashion Hits the Road in Lagos ...A Food Revolution at Uganda's Makerere University ...The World's Slimmest Smartphone Read more »
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Chinese scientists have developed a hospital made of component containers that can be slotted together depending on the needs of the country, and may soon be launched in Namibia or ... Read more »
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Researchers at the University of Edinburgh's School of Biological Sciences have made an exciting breakthrough in the global fight against the severest forms of malaria. Read more »
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John Gushit from the University of Jos' department of science in Nigeria nearly lost his eye in an accident with chemicals and then started a project to teach "peasant farmers" how ... Read more »
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Scientists have drawn up the first Soil Atlas of Africa to help farmers, land managers and policymakers to better understand the resource and manage it sustainably. Read more »
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Low availability of an essential human micronutrient in Malawian soils is responsible for its deficiency among the country's population, a study has found. Read more »
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Nigerian and South African scientists have joined hundreds of other experts from more than 80 other countries to launch the Scientific Declaration on Polio Eradication – a ... Read more »
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Researchers from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa have developed a low-cost tool to test for HIV drug resistance. This could potentially lead to improved ... Read more »
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Two female scientists, Professor Francisca Okeke and Dr Eucharia Nwaichi, have won the UNESCO-L'Oreal Women in Science Partnership award for their contributions to the advancement ... Read more »
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According to a new study, while climate change could slash global crop yields in the 2030s, in some regions, including southern Africa, agricultural output could increase with ... Read more »














