[ad_1] In addition to its enormous size and long ivory tusks, the African bush elephant is known for its wrinkled and gray skin. Although its wrinkled skin may seem undesirable to us …
Read More »Breakthrough Listen to Search 1 Million Stars for ET Signals Using South African Scopes
[ad_1] An overhead view of South Africa’s MeerKAT radio-telescope array while it was under construction. The 64-dish network was inaugurated in July 2018. Credit: SKA South Africa The hunt for intelligent aliens …
Read More »Health officials ‘very worried’ as African swine fever spreads in Europe and Asia
[ad_1] Global health officials are preparing for African swine fever, which has been spreading in pigs across borders since 2014, reaching Western Europe last week. Global health officials are preparing for African …
Read More »How the African elephant has cracked its skin to refresh itself
[ad_1] Elephants in the region of Arusha, Tanzania. Credit: Michel Milinkovitch A complex network of tiny crevasses adorns the skin surface of the African bush elephant. By retaining water and mud, these …
Read More »African scientists discover "the dinosaur that moved the world"
[ad_1] Published on 29.09.2018 at 08:21 by APA News A 12-tonne Jurassic dinosaur that once roamed the Free State Province in South Africa "would have shaken the ground beneath its massive feet," …
Read More »First African ladies call for faster detection of cancer
[ad_1] By James Karuhanga The first African ladies are asking for improved systems that can detect cancer in its infancy, as part of a broader approach to contain the disease, especially among …
Read More »Could humble cabbage help stop the progress of African swine fever in China and around the world?
[ad_1] According to a study by a major Chinese government laboratory, common plants such as cabbage, cauliflower and rapeseed could help prevent the spread of the African swine fever virus that threatens …
Read More »China announces new outbreak of African swine fever in Inner Mongolia
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Monday confirmed a new outbreak of African swine fever in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern China, as authorities struggled to contain the highly contagious …
Read More »Scientists come to discover men who kill African elephants
[ad_1] How is the complicated empire of the cartels that kill hundreds of thousands of elephants every year for their ivory? You put on the tail an international group of gumshoe geneticists. …
Read More »Species of newly identified African birds already in difficulty
[ad_1] Mountain Sooty Boubous occupies high altitude forests in the Albertine Rift region of Africa. Related birds occupying forests of medium altitude have recently been discovered as a separate species. Credit: J. …
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