New Coffee Helps Save Chimps and Impoverished Farmers at the Same Time

Chimpanzees and coffee have more in common than you might think. A partnership was launched that will help to save these chimpanzees from the threat of extinction and also uplift their neighbors â€" the impoverished villagers surrounding the park â€" at the same time...

By Jeanne Goddard

17 April 73 Views

Jane Goodall Gets Tender Hug From Chimp Before its Release

Last June, Dr. Jane Goodall, 79, traveled into the jungle to release one of the chimpanzees whose life was saved by experts at her Jane Goodall Institute in the Republic of Congo. Named Wounda, the chimpanzee was near death until it was welcomed as one of 160 animals living at the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center.

By Jeanne Goddard

15 February 69 Views

A Never-Before-Documented Flower Blooms on One of World's Rarest Trees - A Hopeful Sign For a Comeback

Missouri Botanic Gardens just recently documented the violet flower of the karomia gigas tree for the first time ever.

By Blake Isbell

27 May 72 Views

Landmark Malaria Vaccine is 77% Effective, Tackling One of World's Biggest Killers of Young Children

Phase 2 trials of a new malaria vaccine called R21, tested in Burkina Faso passed the WHO target for 75% efficacy for the first time.

By Blake Isbell

20 May 60 Views

Young Woman's Instagram Photos Show Hidden, Positive Side of Somalia

A young 26-year-old Somali woman created an Instagram account to reassure her grandmother in Canada that she was safe, but her beautiful pics have gained her 60,000 fans.

By Tiffani Spengler

11 April 76 Views

Uganda Joins African Nations Using Drones to Deliver Life Saving Medical Supplies to More Than 22 Million People

Tackling high HIV prevalence on the islands of Lake Victoria, Uganda health authorities are using medical drones to deliver.

By Blake Isbell

10 May 83 Views

U.S. Donation Kicks Off Landmine Clearing in One of the Largest Conservation Areas in the World

APOPO will de-mine 7 million sq. meters of critical wildlife area in Zimbabwe, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Government.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 May 81 Views

Bird Protectors Built a Giant Sandcastle to Ensure These Martins Have a Nesting Home For Years to Come

Using 400 tons of sand and excavators rather than buckets and shovels, the Surrey Wildlife Trust has made a sand bank for martins.

By Blake Isbell

06 April 62 Views

Zero Rhinos Poached in Kenya Last Year - Better Policing is One of the Keys

2020 was a good year for rhinos, with South Africa experiencing a 33% fall in rhino poaching, and Kenya not losing a single rhino in 2020.

By Blake Isbell

13 February 55 Views

12 Countries Have Built Roads Out of Plastic - And They Can Perform As Well or Better Than Asphalt

Roads in which waste plastic is melted down and mixed with paving materials are becoming more common around the world.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 March 69 Views

Inspired by Marvel's Mythical 'Wakanda', Ugandan Village is Built on Shea Butter and Solar Power

Inspired by the Black Panther's Wakanda, shea butter and brilliant minds have transformed a destroyed village into a thriving community.

By Blake Isbell

08 March 60 Views

Africans Are Being Empowered to Write and Edit Wikipedia Articles About Their Own Countries and Culture

Promoting cultural change, the Moleskine Foundation's WikiAfrica Education Program empowers Africans to write and edit Wikipedia articles.

By Blake Isbell

05 March 63 Views

Kenyan Woman's Startup Recycles Plastic Waste into Bricks That Are 5x Stronger Than Concrete

Making plastic bricks, 5 times stronger than concrete, Nzambi Matee runs Njenge Makers in Nairobi, where she turns plastic waste into bricks.

By Blake Isbell

06 February 67 Views

$14 Billion Raised For Great Green Wall to Continue Planting Trees Across Africa, Keeping Sahara From Destroying Villages

Efforts to finish the Great Green Wall in Africa, which is halting desertification and poverty near the Sahara, got a $14 Billion boost.

By Jeanne Goddard

30 January 66 Views

Tiny Chameleon Species Just Discovered in Madagascar is a 'Spectacular Case of Extreme Miniaturization'

The newly described brookesia nana, is the smallest reptile on earth at just 13mm, yet possessing one of the largest sex organs of the species

By Blake Isbell

08 February 66 Views