Mongabay on MSN13d
Meet the giant rats fighting wildlife trafficking
Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), the ...
Mongabay on MSN20h
Seeds of 19 African tree species added to Svalbard Global Seed Vault
On Feb. 25, the World Agroforestry Center (CIFOR-ICRAF) deposited seeds representing tree species of special value to ...
Independent Online25d
South African telescope discovers a giant galaxy that’s 32 times bigger than Earth’s
Astronomers hypothesise that the plasma jets keep expanding outwards as time passes, eventually growing so large that they become giant radio ... managed by the South African Radio Astronomy ...
Nigerian Tribune on MSN16d
Toward the rise of the African Giant
Interventions on Leadership and Governance in Africa; Makere, Lagos; 2025; 216pp by UZOR MAXIM UZOATU.IT is rare to see African politicians, especially the Nigerian breed, espousing a pan-African ...
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Giant African Rats Trained to Spot Trafficking in Endangered Species—Faster Than Dogs!
Enter the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei)—a species with an extraordinary sense of smell, an ability to work in confined spaces, and a low-cost maintenance profile.Trained at the ...
China Internet Information Center24d
South African telescope discovers giant galaxy 32 times size of Milky Way
"MeerKAT's newest giant radio galaxy find is extraordinary ... article published Saturday on Independent Online (IOL), a South African news platform. According to Delhaize, the colossal galaxy ...
guardian.co.tt29d
Volunteers needed for Giant African Snail eradication effort
JavaScript is disabled in your web browser or browser is too old to support JavaScript. Today almost all web pages contain JavaScript, a scripting programming language that runs on visitor's web ...
Space.com21d
Giant planet or 'failed star?' Newfound mystery world blurs the lines
It's this latter property that led to the discovery of the giant exoplanet Gaia-4b. It orbits a star 244 light-years away and is a super-sized gas giant with a mass 11.8 times greater than that of ...
The Washington Post23d
How should we remember Pauli Murray? Social justice center is a start.
That includes a Murray candle featuring scents of rose, magnolia and marigold, the flora of the ... performer with “Baba Chuck” Davis of the African American Dance Ensemble, offers a Murray ...
Mountains and monasteries in Armenia
With its glorious mountains, idyllic villages and spectacular ancient monasteries, Armenia is a place of rare beauty. But ...
CNN22d
South African president and Elon Musk discuss ‘misinformation’ after Trump aid threat
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to Elon Musk “on issues of misinformation and distortions about South Africa,” the presidency announced on Tuesday. “In the process, the Preside ...
BBC24d
Who should count as African at the Grammy Awards?
US musician Chris Brown, along with Nigerian artists, are up for Best African Music Performance this year The Grammy Awards has a dedicated space for African music, but just a year after the ...