News tagged with democratic republic of the congo
NASA's Aura satellite measures pollution 'butterfly' from fires in central Africa
Fires raging in central Africa are generating a high amount of pollution that is showing up in data from NASA's Aura Satellite, with the ominous shape of a dark red butterfly in the skies over southern part ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 15, 2011 |
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Virus related to smallpox rising sharply in Africa, researchers find
In the winter of 1979, the world celebrated the end of smallpox, a highly contagious and often fatal viral infection estimated to have caused between 300 and 500 million deaths during the 20th century.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 31, 2010 |
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Rape in war 'a deliberate military strategy' argue researchers
Since the second world war, the use of rape as a weapon of war has assumed strategic importance, and is now a deliberate military strategy, argue researchers in an editorial published in the British Medical Journal today.
Jun 24, 2010 |
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Bonobos say no by shaking their heads
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists report having observed and filmed bonobos (also known as pygmy chimpanzees) shaking their heads to say “no” to prevent an unwanted behavior in another animal. Bonobos have never ...
May 07, 2010 |
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Buddy, can you spare a banana? Study finds that bonobos share like humans
New research suggests that the act of voluntarily sharing something with another may not be entirely exclusive to the human experience. A study published in the March 9th issue of Current Biology observed that b ...
Feb 12, 2010 |
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Fledgling mantle plume may be cause of African volcano's unique lava
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nyiragongo, an active African volcano, possesses lava unlike any other in the world, which may point toward its source being a new mantle plume says a University of Rochester geochemist. The ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 13, 2009 |
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Research uncovers surprising lion stronghold in war-torn central Africa
(PhysOrg.com) -- Times are tough for wildlife living at the frontier between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Armies are reportedly encamped in a national park and wildlife preserve on the ...
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Jan 29, 2009 |
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