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Geoscience: Environmental Issues Geoscience: Severe Weather Paleontology: Climate
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Then vs. now: Did the Horn of Africa reach a drought tipping point 11,700 years ago?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

If climate models predict that much of tropical Africa will become wetter with a warming climate, th ...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Outsourcing conservation in Africa      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

There's an experiment going on in conservation in Africa. With biodiversity imperiled, and nations f ...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Solar powered irrigation: A game-changer for small-scale farms in sub-Saharan Africa      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study finds that standalone solar photovoltaic irrigation systems have the potential to meet m...

Anthropology: Early Humans Biology: Evolutionary Paleontology: Climate
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Elephant ancestors´ teeth evolved in response to long term changes in diet and climate in Africa      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study shows that the cheek teeth of proboscideans (elephants and their ancient relatives) evol...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Evolutionary Biology: General Ecology: Trees
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New larks revealed in Africa      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have studied the relationships between five closely related species of larks that occur...

Biology: Biochemistry Environmental: Biodiversity Environmental: General
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Rapid urbanization in Africa transforms local food systems and threatens biodiversity      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Urbanization in Africa is accelerating quickly, showing no signs of slowing down. An international t ...

Anthropology: General Archaeology: General Biology: Botany Ecology: Endangered Species
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Archaeologists report earliest evidence for plant farming in east Africa      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A trove of ancient plant remains excavated in Kenya helps explain the history of plant farming in eq...

Anthropology: Early Humans Anthropology: General Archaeology: General Environmental: Ecosystems
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Probing the deep genetic structure of Africa      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Using ancestry decomposition techniques an international research team has revealed a deeply diverge...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: General Biology: Microbiology
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Malaria: Treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria patients under threat in the Horn of Africa      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria using rapid diagnostic tests and treatment with artemisin...

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Paleontologists identify two new species of sabertooth cat      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Sabertooth cats make up a diverse group of long-toothed predators that roamed Africa around 6-7 mill ...