The African population is expected to triple by 2100. This means that more food, water and agricultural commodities are required. To meet these needs, African governments and development agencies have set up large agricultural ...
Agriculture
Apr 11, 2022
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The breakup of the South Atlantic region, which led to the separation of the African and South American continents, is a well-known global phenomenon. In fact, the famous continental drift theory put forth by the German climatologist, ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 28, 2022
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In a study published in the journal Nature, University of South Florida researcher Amelia Shevenell and her colleagues documented the evolution of Antarctica's ice sheets some 20 million years ago. The research is supported ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 14, 2022
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A new study led by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh geologist Timothy Paulsen and Michigan Tech geologist Chad Deering advances the understanding of the role that continents have played in the chemical evolution of Earth's ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 1, 2022
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South African space science had a big day on 13 January 2022. The Cape Peninsula University of Technology, based in Cape Town, launched its third satellite mission into space from the Cape Canaveral rocket launch site in ...
Planetary Sciences
Jan 24, 2022
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A study led by Ohio University researchers shows that the increase of sea ice surrounding Antarctica since 1979 is a unique feature of Antarctic climate since 1905—an observation that paints a dramatic first-ever picture ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 10, 2022
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After the natural warming that followed the last Ice Age, there were repeated periods when masses of icebergs broke off from Antarctica into the Southern Ocean. A new data-model study led by the University of Bonn (Germany) ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 18, 2021
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For a long time, scientists assumed that microorganisms, due to their broad distribution patterns, were much less affected by such climatic changes than plants and animals that often present very limited distribution areas. ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Oct 22, 2021
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The field of ancient DNA has grown rapidly in recent years, largely thanks to technological advancements. This work involves sampling human remains from long ago and analyzing the DNA to understand human and population history, ...
Archaeology
Oct 21, 2021
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A new study has shown for the first time how Australia's rich geological history is reflected deep below the Earth's surface.
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2021
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