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How Elephants May Help Africa’s Rainforests Fight Climate Change

Science & Health

1 year ago

How Elephants May Help Africa’s Rainforests Fight Climate Change

Maddie Stone

Internet Shutdowns Are Now Just Another Weapon In The Dictator’s Arsenal

1 year ago

Internet Shutdowns Are Now Just Another Weapon In The Dictator’s Arsenal

Patrick Howell O'Neill

A Young Swordsman Faces An Uncertain Future In African-Inspired Fantasy Epic The Rage Of Dragons

1 year ago

A Young Swordsman Faces An Uncertain Future In African-Inspired Fantasy Epic The Rage Of Dragons

Cheryl Eddy

Second Worst Ebola Outbreak In History Is Now Killing 66 Per Cent Of People Who Become Infected

Science & Health

1 year ago

Second Worst Ebola Outbreak In History Is Now Killing 66 Per Cent Of People Who Become Infected

Matt Novak

Cyclone Idai Poised To Become Southern Hemisphere’s Deadliest Tropical Storm, With More Than 1,000 Feared Dead

Science & Health

1 year ago

Cyclone Idai Poised To Become Southern Hemisphere’s Deadliest Tropical Storm, With More Than 1,000 Feared Dead

Yessenia Funes

Chimpanzee Traditions Are Being Lost Along With Their Habitats

Science & Health

1 year ago

Chimpanzee Traditions Are Being Lost Along With Their Habitats

Sarah Wells

In War Torn Western Sahara, These Old Cars Are The King And Queen

2 years ago

In War Torn Western Sahara, These Old Cars Are The King And Queen

Joey Huddleston

The Human Origin Story Has Changed Again, Thanks To New Discovery In Algeria

Science & Health

2 years ago

The Human Origin Story Has Changed Again, Thanks To New Discovery In Algeria

George Dvorsky

U.S. Experts Are Being Kept Away From The Front Lines Of The Latest Ebola Outbreak

Science & Health

2 years ago

U.S. Experts Are Being Kept Away From The Front Lines Of The Latest Ebola Outbreak

Ed Cara

Ancient Cemetery Packed With Hundreds Of Bodies Discovered In Kenya

Science & Health

2 years ago

Ancient Cemetery Packed With Hundreds Of Bodies Discovered In Kenya

George Dvorsky

Hippo Poo Is Suffocating Fish In East Africa

Science & Health

2 years ago

Hippo Poo Is Suffocating Fish In East Africa

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Tanzania Orders Bloggers To Pay $1200 Fee To Register With The Government, Risk Gaol For ‘Obscene’ Content

2 years ago

Tanzania Orders Bloggers To Pay $1200 Fee To Register With The Government, Risk Gaol For ‘Obscene’ Content

Matt Novak

Ryan Coogler Reiterates That Black Panther Is His Most Personal Film

3 years ago

Ryan Coogler Reiterates That Black Panther Is His Most Personal Film

Julie Muncy

DNA Evidence Reveals True Identity Of Elusive Bird Species

Science & Health

3 years ago

DNA Evidence Reveals True Identity Of Elusive Bird Species

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Ethiopian Coffee Is Screwed Unless We Do Something About It

Science & Health

3 years ago

Ethiopian Coffee Is Screwed Unless We Do Something About It

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Incredible Discovery Pushes Back Origin Of Homo Sapiens By 100,000 Years

Science & Health

3 years ago

Incredible Discovery Pushes Back Origin Of Homo Sapiens By 100,000 Years

George Dvorsky

When Will The Great Human-Elephant War End?

Science & Health

3 years ago

When Will The Great Human-Elephant War End?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

An Old Satellite Dish Found On Google Maps Is Becoming West Africa’s First Radio Telescope

Science & Health

3 years ago

An Old Satellite Dish Found On Google Maps Is Becoming West Africa’s First Radio Telescope

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Why Did These Lions Eat So Many People?

Science & Health

3 years ago

Why Did These Lions Eat So Many People?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Miner Finds Enormous 706-Carat Diamond, Promptly Hands It Over To The Government

Science & Health

3 years ago

Miner Finds Enormous 706-Carat Diamond, Promptly Hands It Over To The Government

George Dvorsky

A War Is On To Destroy The Fall Armyworm In Africa

Science & Health

3 years ago

A War Is On To Destroy The Fall Armyworm In Africa

Rhett Jones

A Mind-Boggling Carbon Deposit Was Just Discovered In The Congo

Science & Health

4 years ago

A Mind-Boggling Carbon Deposit Was Just Discovered In The Congo

Maddie Stone

13 Sensational Camera Trap Photos Of African Animals At Night

Science & Health

4 years ago

13 Sensational Camera Trap Photos Of African Animals At Night

George Dvorsky

Stunning 7000-Image Satellite Mosaic Of Africa Doesn’t Have A Single Cloud

Science & Health

4 years ago

Stunning 7000-Image Satellite Mosaic Of Africa Doesn’t Have A Single Cloud

Jamie Condliffe

Extreme Heat Will Make Parts Of The Middle East And Africa Uninhabitable By 2050

Science & Health

4 years ago

Extreme Heat Will Make Parts Of The Middle East And Africa Uninhabitable By 2050

George Dvorsky

Kenya Torched 5 Per Cent Of The World’s Stockpiled Ivory

Science & Health

4 years ago

Kenya Torched 5 Per Cent Of The World’s Stockpiled Ivory

Andrew Liptak

Plane Debris Found In Africa Could Be The Second Recovered Piece Of MH370

Science & Health

4 years ago

Plane Debris Found In Africa Could Be The Second Recovered Piece Of MH370

Bryan Lufkin

A Simple Vaginal Ring Can Reduce The Risk Of HIV Infection

Science & Health

4 years ago

A Simple Vaginal Ring Can Reduce The Risk Of HIV Infection

Jamie Condliffe

Earth Looks Downright Alien In This New Photo From The Space Station

Science & Health

5 years ago

Earth Looks Downright Alien In This New Photo From The Space Station

George Dvorsky

This Satellite Image Looks Like Some Kind Of Impossible Staircase

Science & Health

5 years ago

This Satellite Image Looks Like Some Kind Of Impossible Staircase

Jamie Condliffe

Digging New Wells In Africa Could Run Its Aquifers Dry Way Too Soon

Science & Health

5 years ago

Digging New Wells In Africa Could Run Its Aquifers Dry Way Too Soon

Gaathier Mahed

This Modular Hi-Tech Buoy Is Helping Africa To Monitor Its Coasts

Science & Health

5 years ago

This Modular Hi-Tech Buoy Is Helping Africa To Monitor Its Coasts

Dirk Muller - The Conversation

In Nigeria, Solar-Powered Fridges At Outdoor Markets Save Food From Spoiling

5 years ago

In Nigeria, Solar-Powered Fridges At Outdoor Markets Save Food From Spoiling

Bryan Lufkin

Zimbabwe Drops Charges Against Lion Murder Walter Palmer

5 years ago

Zimbabwe Drops Charges Against Lion Murder Walter Palmer

Wes Siler

These Hero Rats Are Trained To Sniff Out Land Mines And Tuberculosis

Science & Health

5 years ago

These Hero Rats Are Trained To Sniff Out Land Mines And Tuberculosis

Bryan Lufkin

A Princess’s Plan To Bring Light To The 1.3 Billion Africans Without Power

Science & Health

5 years ago

A Princess’s Plan To Bring Light To The 1.3 Billion Africans Without Power

Bryan Lufkin

Simply Counting Births And Deaths Could Solve Health Inequity In Africa

Science & Health

5 years ago

Simply Counting Births And Deaths Could Solve Health Inequity In Africa

Samuel Oti

Facebook Is Going To Send Free Internet Across Africa From Satellites

5 years ago

Facebook Is Going To Send Free Internet Across Africa From Satellites

Jamie Condliffe

Beautiful Video Shows How A Tanzanian Hunter Turned Ecology Researcher

Science & Health

5 years ago

Beautiful Video Shows How A Tanzanian Hunter Turned Ecology Researcher

Jamie Condliffe

Simple Tech Has Stopped 660m Cases Of Malaria In Africa Since 2000

Science & Health

5 years ago

Simple Tech Has Stopped 660m Cases Of Malaria In Africa Since 2000

Jamie Condliffe

The Insane 1920s Plan To Dam The Mediterranean And Form A Supercontinent

Science & Health

5 years ago

The Insane 1920s Plan To Dam The Mediterranean And Form A Supercontinent

Ricarda Vidal

Lion Murderer Walt Palmer Has Done More For Conservation Than You Have

5 years ago

Lion Murderer Walt Palmer Has Done More For Conservation Than You Have

Wes Siler

The Nile From Space Is A Long, Meandering Line Of Light And Life

Science & Health

5 years ago

The Nile From Space Is A Long, Meandering Line Of Light And Life

Jamie Condliffe

In Africa, Cats Are Riding Rhinos

5 years ago

In Africa, Cats Are Riding Rhinos

Wes Siler

Why Does This Rhino Have A Camera In Its Horn?

5 years ago

Why Does This Rhino Have A Camera In Its Horn?

Jamie Condliffe

Data-Collecting Planes Are Counting Africa’s Elephants To Curb Poaching

Science & Health

5 years ago

Data-Collecting Planes Are Counting Africa’s Elephants To Curb Poaching

Bryan Lufkin

African Scientific Academies Say Science Doesn’t Support Anti-Gay Laws

Science & Health

5 years ago

African Scientific Academies Say Science Doesn’t Support Anti-Gay Laws

Diane Kelly

A Clever Lamp That Requires No Batteries, Outlets Or Sun

5 years ago

A Clever Lamp That Requires No Batteries, Outlets Or Sun

Bryan Lufkin

Ebola Virus In Sierra Leone Mutated At A Normal Rate

Science & Health

5 years ago

Ebola Virus In Sierra Leone Mutated At A Normal Rate

Jamie Condliffe

X-Ray Photos Reveal Child Being Smuggled Was Hidden Inside A Suitcase

Science & Health

5 years ago

X-Ray Photos Reveal Child Being Smuggled Was Hidden Inside A Suitcase

Casey Chan

Gates Foundation Is Opening 6 New Centres To Help End Child Mortality

Science & Health

5 years ago

Gates Foundation Is Opening 6 New Centres To Help End Child Mortality

Jamie Condliffe

Facebook And Google Are Locking In African Customers With Freebie Deals

5 years ago

Facebook And Google Are Locking In African Customers With Freebie Deals

Kate Knibbs

Questions For The ’90s: Should Robots Pay Taxes? Can Africa Be Saved?

Science & Health

6 years ago

Questions For The ’90s: Should Robots Pay Taxes? Can Africa Be Saved?

Matt Novak

The Dirty Truth About Where Your Old Electronics Go

6 years ago

The Dirty Truth About Where Your Old Electronics Go

Alissa Walker

Monster Machines: Africa’s First Indigenous Aircraft Will Compete With Surveillance UAVs

Science & Health

6 years ago

Monster Machines: Africa’s First Indigenous Aircraft Will Compete With Surveillance UAVs

Andrew Tarantola

Genetically-Modified Australian Bananas Are Ready For Human Testing

Science & Health

6 years ago

Genetically-Modified Australian Bananas Are Ready For Human Testing

Adam Clark Estes

Why Do So Many Books About Africa Have The Same Cover Design?

6 years ago

Why Do So Many Books About Africa Have The Same Cover Design?

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Drones Could Help Reduce Poaching In Kenya By 96 Per Cent

6 years ago

Drones Could Help Reduce Poaching In Kenya By 96 Per Cent

Adam Clark Estes

This Busy Street Intersection With No Traffic Lights Is Just Pure Chaos

6 years ago

This Busy Street Intersection With No Traffic Lights Is Just Pure Chaos

Casey Chan

How Delivery Drones Could Save Lives In Africa

Science & Health

6 years ago

How Delivery Drones Could Save Lives In Africa

Adam Clark Estes

Seeking A Cheap Mobile Phone Signal By The Light Of The Moon

6 years ago

Seeking A Cheap Mobile Phone Signal By The Light Of The Moon

Jamie Condliffe

The Mob Is Secretly Dumping Nuclear Waste Across Italy And Africa

7 years ago

The Mob Is Secretly Dumping Nuclear Waste Across Italy And Africa

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

How A Giant Replica Of The Vatican Ended Up In A Small African City

7 years ago

How A Giant Replica Of The Vatican Ended Up In A Small African City

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

A Massive Road-Building Initiative Is Transforming Africa’s Landscape

7 years ago

A Massive Road-Building Initiative Is Transforming Africa’s Landscape

Jamie Condliffe

Even The UN Is Using Drones To Spy On People Now

7 years ago

Even The UN Is Using Drones To Spy On People Now

Adam Clark Estes

A Fake Slum For Luxury Tourists Who Don’t Want To See Real Poverty

7 years ago

A Fake Slum For Luxury Tourists Who Don’t Want To See Real Poverty

Alissa Walker

This Floating Hotel Room Comes With An Underwater Fish-Peeping Deck

7 years ago

This Floating Hotel Room Comes With An Underwater Fish-Peeping Deck

Adam Clark Estes

This Colourful Satellite Image Shows How The World Is Being Torn Apart

Science & Health

7 years ago

This Colourful Satellite Image Shows How The World Is Being Torn Apart

Jamie Condliffe

Coke’s ‘Downtown In A Box’ Delivers Clean Water And Wi-Fi To Africa

7 years ago

Coke’s ‘Downtown In A Box’ Delivers Clean Water And Wi-Fi To Africa

Alissa Walker

E-Hell On Earth: Where The West’s Electronics Go To Die

7 years ago

E-Hell On Earth: Where The West’s Electronics Go To Die

Andrew Tarantola

9 Massive Refugee Camps That Are Home To Nearly 1.5 Million People

7 years ago

9 Massive Refugee Camps That Are Home To Nearly 1.5 Million People

Andrew Tarantola

Intel Made A Phone Called The Yolo So Kill Me Now

8 years ago

Intel Made A Phone Called The Yolo So Kill Me Now

Ethiopian Kids Hack OLPC Tablets In 5 Months With No Help

8 years ago

Ethiopian Kids Hack OLPC Tablets In 5 Months With No Help

Jamie Condliffe

Did Scientists Just Find A Cure For Malaria?

Science & Health

8 years ago

Did Scientists Just Find A Cure For Malaria?

Adrian Covert

Super-Salty Lake Looks Like A Strawberry Milkshake

Science & Health

8 years ago

Super-Salty Lake Looks Like A Strawberry Milkshake

Molly Oswaks

152-Passenger Airliner Crashes Into Apartment Building

8 years ago

152-Passenger Airliner Crashes Into Apartment Building

Jesus Diaz

Special Ops Plane Mysteriously Crashes In Africa

8 years ago

Special Ops Plane Mysteriously Crashes In Africa

Sam Biddle

Sandstorm So Big It Could Eat The Entire Northeastern US

Science & Health

9 years ago

Sandstorm So Big It Could Eat The Entire Northeastern US

Jesus Diaz

Uganda Struck By Mysterious “Nodding” Disease?

Science & Health

9 years ago

Uganda Struck By Mysterious “Nodding” Disease?

Jamie Condliffe

8 Tools To Keep You From Being Eaten While On Safari

9 years ago

8 Tools To Keep You From Being Eaten While On Safari

Andrew Tarantola

Tiny Tanks, Howitzers-On-Wheels And Dusty Scenes From WW2

9 years ago

Tiny Tanks, Howitzers-On-Wheels And Dusty Scenes From WW2

Jack Loftus

Switchboard Uses Mobile Phones To Improve Healthcare In Africa

9 years ago

Switchboard Uses Mobile Phones To Improve Healthcare In Africa

Lily Newman

What Flying Around Africa Looks Like

9 years ago

What Flying Around Africa Looks Like

Casey Chan

How Do You Keep Elephants From Eating Your Food?

Science & Health

9 years ago

How Do You Keep Elephants From Eating Your Food?

Kwame Opam

African Village Uses Tech To Fight Off Rape Cult

9 years ago

African Village Uses Tech To Fight Off Rape Cult

David Axe - Wired

Quadrotor Drones Get Intimate With African Animals

9 years ago

Quadrotor Drones Get Intimate With African Animals

Sam Biddle

A N00b’s Guide To Safer Regime Change

9 years ago

A N00b’s Guide To Safer Regime Change

Sam Biddle

WikiLeaks Bombshell Reveals Strange Tech Snooping Schemes

Science & Health

10 years ago

WikiLeaks Bombshell Reveals Strange Tech Snooping Schemes

Sam Biddle

Spreading Mobile Data Into Africa Is Getting Better

10 years ago

Spreading Mobile Data Into Africa Is Getting Better

Sam Biddle

These Rats Are The World’s Cutest Bomb Squad

10 years ago

These Rats Are The World’s Cutest Bomb Squad

Kyle VanHemert

The Most Popular Phone In The World

10 years ago

The Most Popular Phone In The World

John Herrman

Meet The Kenyan Man Who Built An Aeroplane From Scratch

10 years ago

Meet The Kenyan Man Who Built An Aeroplane From Scratch

Brian Barrett

Taking On An African Dust Mega Storm With Video Camera, Headlamp

10 years ago

Taking On An African Dust Mega Storm With Video Camera, Headlamp

Kyle VanHemert

Elephants Are Terrified Of Ants

Science & Health

10 years ago

Elephants Are Terrified Of Ants

Jesus Diaz

The Fantastic Retro Space Interiors Of African Dictators’ Private Jets

10 years ago

The Fantastic Retro Space Interiors Of African Dictators’ Private Jets

Kat Hannaford

Tired Of Malware Attacks? Move To Africa, The Safest Web Region

10 years ago

Tired Of Malware Attacks? Move To Africa, The Safest Web Region

Gary Cutlack

RC DSLR BeetleCam Goes On Ground-Level Photo Safari

10 years ago

RC DSLR BeetleCam Goes On Ground-Level Photo Safari

Kyle VanHemert

Why Not? Open Source Lion-Tracking Collars In The Works

10 years ago

Why Not? Open Source Lion-Tracking Collars In The Works

Adam Frucci

Blood, Sweat And Photographic Tears

10 years ago

Blood, Sweat And Photographic Tears

Greg du Toit