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Science & Tech News tagged with Africa

Study Finds Humans Still Evolving, and Quickly
Science & Tech  (tags: evolution, ancestors, humans, europe, asia, africa, agriculture, disease, genes, dna, cattle, nutrition, siciety, culture, science, technology, research, investigation, humans )

Tom
- 53 days ago - latimes.com
The pace of human evolution has been increasing at a stunning rate since our ancestors began spreading through Europe, Asia and Africa 40,000 years ago, quickening to 100 times historical levels after agriculture became widespread, according to a study.
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Researchers Challenge The Origins Of Domestic Dogs
Science & Tech  (tags: science, dogs, animals, DNA, Asia, Africa, Egypt, wolves, humans, technology, research, study, investigation, discovery )

Tom
- 95 days ago - redorbit.com
Scientists have long concluded that domestication of canines began in East Asia, due to the huge genetic diversity of dogs found there. But new research published in the journal PNAS shows the DNA of dogs in African villages is just as varied.
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Scientists Identify New Lethal Virus in Africa
Science & Tech  (tags: Africa, science, medicine, health, virus )

Claudia
- 163 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Scientists have identified a lethal new virus in Africa that causes bleeding like the dreaded Ebola virus. The so-called "Lujo" virus infected five people in Zambia and South Africa last fall. Four of them died, but a fifth survived,....
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African Thicket Rat Malaria Linked To Virulent Human Form
Science & Tech  (tags: rats, malaria, disease, africa, humans, scientists, investigation, interesting )

Ingrid
- 305 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Even though the most deadly form of malaria for humans, Plasmodium falciparum, has been linked to malaria found in chimpanzees, this group has been fairly isolated on the malarial family tree--until now.
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Jane Goodall Branches Out
Science & Tech  (tags: scientists, world, society, africa, forests, apes, chimpanzees )

Mimi
- 370 days ago - latimes.com
In Tanzania, the chimps are isolated in a very tiny patch of forest.People all around the park are struggling to survive.There was no way to protect the chimps while the people were in this dire. circumstance.
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New Bird Species Discovered In Gabon, Africa
Science & Tech  (tags: discovery, africa, New Species, birds, scientists )

Ingrid
- 447 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution have discovered a new species of bird in Gabon, Africa, that was, until now, unknown to the scientific community.
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Model Identifies Targets For Eradication Of Malaria
Science & Tech  (tags: scientists, malaria, africa )

Ingrid
- 601 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Scientists at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), in Portugal, have shown that Malaria eradication in Africa is sustainable, and any re-emergence of malaria in industrialized nations is highly unlikely.
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Out of Africa, Not Once But Twice
Science & Tech  (tags: africa, investigation, interesting, humans, prehistoric )

Ingrid
- 604 days ago - dsc.discovery.com
Modern humans are known to have left Africa in a wave of migration around 50,000 years ago, but another, smaller group -- possibly a different subspecies -- left the continent 50,000 years earlier, suggests a new study.
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The State of Africa's Renewable Energy
Science & Tech  (tags: energy, renewable energy, technology, africa, wind, solar, clean energy )

Gavin
- 609 days ago - ecoworldly.com
Because of the abundant sun that is there an average of 325 days a year, but it seems this dream is still way off.
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"Tea With Sugar, Make Them Both Green, Please!"
Science & Tech  (tags: africa, GoodNews, eco-friendly, world, health, energy )

Gavin
- 622 days ago - ecoworldly.com
The Greening the Tea industry in Eastern and Southern Africa initiative plans to provide support to small scale hydro power development and investment promotion which will include appropriately targeted capacity-building, technology transfer and financial
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DNA Study Supports African Origin Theory
Science & Tech  (tags: science, humans, origins, Africa )

Isabel
- 624 days ago - cbsnews.com
A new genetic analysis of people from around the world adds further confirmation to the African origin of humans.
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Scientists Discover T-Rex-Like Dinosaur In Africa
Science & Tech  (tags: scientists, discovery, meat eating dinosaurs, africa, forests )

Simone
- 632 days ago - allheadlinenews.com
Paleontologists from the University of Chicago said that two vicious and carnivorous dinosaurs dominated the once lush forests of Sahara, Africa about 110 million years ago. The fossils were unearthed in present day Niger and are believed to be two of
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S Africa Set for Month of Blackouts
Science & Tech  (tags: environment, government, conservation, protection, Sustainabililty, politics, africa, technology, humans, safety, technology )

Michael
- 640 days ago - english.aljazeera.net
"Prepare yourself for four weeks of hell" the headline in one South African newspaper read on Wednesday. The DARK Continent just got DARKER
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Which Intervention Would Do The Most To Improve The Health Of The Extreme Poor?
Science & Tech  (tags: americans, government, humans, protection, research, science, world, bush, bushadministration, ethics, healthcare, housing, usa, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, children, environment, politics, alert, activists, culture, death, disease, healthcare, illness, medic )

Susan
- 675 days ago - sciencedaily.com
It's surprising to see how "big box" government avoids doing very simple things which would make a major difference for people who are dying from easily preventable conditions....or is it?
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Nigeria Installs Solar in Rural Communities
Science & Tech  (tags: world, africa, energy, solar )

Gavin
- 679 days ago - ecoworldly.com
This is one of those stories that makes you smile. Nigeria has initiated a plan to install solar generators that would benefit ten rural communities.
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