With No Male Northern White Rhinos Left, 10 Viable Eggs Offer Hope For the Species Through Embryo Transfer
10 viable eggs taken from the last surviving female northern white rhinos offer hope for a species that has no males remaining.
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Traps That Once Snared Uganda's Wildlife Are Turned into Intricate Art With 'Snares to Wares'
Artists outside Uganda's Murchison Falls National Park are turning poachers' wire snares into bespoke sculptures.
In Remote Areas With No Internet, High-Speed Connections Come from Safe Beams of Light
Project Taara will beam internet up to 20 gigabytes per second across remote areas in India and Africa with beams of light.
New Citizen App Lets Small-Scale Fishermen Catch Illegal Trawlers
Fishermen working off Ghana's coastline have a new app that allows them to instantly report illegal fishing activites by trawlers.
We've Made Massive Progress Educating Girls Around the World in the Last 25 Years, Says Report
A UNESCO report shows the proportion of girls being educated globally has risen to 89% in 25 years-180 million more girls in school.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
$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.
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
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