November 20
Africa: Madagascar's Huge Ocean Algae Bloom Was Caused By Dust From Drought-Stricken Southern Africa
Scientists have found new evidence that desertification, potentially linked to global warming, leads to large amounts of nutrient-rich dust landing in the sea, causing ocean algae… Read more »
October 17
Madagascar: Madagascar's Mysterious Teniky Rock Architecture - Study Suggests a Link to Ancient Persia
In the heart of Isalo National Park in central-southern Madagascar, at least 200km from the sea in any direction, is a remote valley with a mysterious past. This place, Teniky, can… Read more »
October 01
Madagascar: Madagascar's Mining Rush Has Caused No More Deforestation Than Farming - New Study
If tens of thousands of miners turned up in the middle of a protected rainforest to mine for sapphires, you might expect that to cause lots of deforestation and harm local… Read more »
July 24
Madagascar: New Fish Found Off Madagascar - Remarkable Long-Nosed Skate Discovered in the Deep Ocean
The Madagascar Ridge, in the southwestern Indian Ocean, is a remote, elevated area of seabed south of Madagascar. In 2016, my colleagues and I discovered a new cartilaginous fish… Read more »
June 06
Madagascar: Baobab Trees All Come From Madagascar - New Study Reveals That Their Seeds and Seedlings Floated to Mainland Africa and All the Way to Australia
There are eight species of baobab in the world, and they have a surprising distribution. Six are found in Madagascar, an island in the Indian Ocean; one is found on the continent… Read more »
May 12
Madagascar: Madagascar's Ancient Baobab Forests Are Being Restored By Communities - With a Little Help From Ai
Six of the world's eight baobab species are indigenous to Madagascar, where the distinctive trees with giant trunks have historically grown in huge forests. But these forests are… Read more »
March 26
Madagascar: We Built an AI Tool to Help Set Priorities for Conservation in Madagascar - What We Found
Artificial Intelligence (AI) - models that process large and diverse datasets and make predictions from them - can have many uses in nature conservation, such as remote monitoring… Read more »
February 04
Madagascar: Giant Tortoises Have Returned 600 Years After Being Wiped Out
A six-year-old project to return giant tortoises to the wild in Madagascar could result in thousands of the 350kg megaherbivores re-populating the island for the first time in 600… Read more »
December 12, 2023
Madagascar: Madagascar Cave Art Hints At Ancient Connections Between Africa and Asia
Unique, prehistoric rock art drawings have been discovered in the Andriamamelo Cave in western Madagascar. Read more »
November 06, 2023
Madagascar: Madagascar's 2023 Presidential Election Is Crucial for the Island's Future, but It's Off to a Rocky Start
Madagascar is set to elect its president on 16 November 2023, for the next five years. Read more »
January 19, 2023
Madagascar: Famous Forests Threatened by #AfricaClimateCrisis - Our Study Shows How Serious It Is
Global climate change doesn't only cause the melting of polar ice caps, rising sea levels and extreme weather events. It also has a direct effect on many tropical habitats and the… Read more »
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