Africa

Oldubai Gorge, Tanzania. Photo: Gail Ashley, Rutgers University

A frequently changing environment in East Africa accelerated human evolution

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Map of the Blue Nile. From Wikipedia

"X" project

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Junior Flamingo. From Wikipedia

Rescue the flamingo

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Wild nature in Tanzania. Courtesy of Shlomo Carmel "Another World"

Visit Tanzania during calving season

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The fruit of the oil palm, from Wikipedia

African story

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An electric car model developed by students at Afka College, for this type of car race. PR photo

News cluster: IBM opens a lab in Africa * An electric vehicle of students in Afka will compete in a race

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A herd of cows in the dry land of Burkina Faso. From Wikipedia

Africa is being drained

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Gib 3 Dam in Ethiopia during its construction. From Wikipedia

The dam on the Omo River will shed the livelihood of many tribes

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The leaf of the thyme plant - will be used to create biofuel. Photo: Tamar Jordani. Source: Wikipedia.

Green Europe?

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Central Victoria Falls. From Wikipedia

reserved for

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A portable computer classroom that is powered by solar energy, and reaches remote areas in Africa. Photo: Intel

Classrooms powered by solar energy

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Abandoned digging equipment in South Sudan. Photo: Dr. Assaf Rosenthal

South Sudan, trivia and impressions

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Kobus Uganda ("white-eared") Kobus Kob in migration in South Sudan. Photo: The operator of the safari in South Sudan

A new reservation is open to the world and to Israelis - in South Sudan

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The fruit of the oil palm, from Wikipedia

The robbed oil palm

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African elephant. From Wikipedia.

A new foundation for the protection of elephants

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Dry land in a drought. Photo: from Wikipedia

The famine and the Nile

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A member of the Maasai tribe in Kenya. From Wikipedia

When frogs croak

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Homozygous frequency map for mutations in the APOL1 gene in Africa. In Ethiopia (as well as in populations outside Africa) the frequency of homozygotes is zero, while in West Africa the frequency is high. It should be noted that in West Africa the rate of carriers of at least one mutant allele (homozygotes and heterozygotes) is over 70%

Genetic arms race in Africa

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The Sahel region on the map of Africa. From Wikipedia

A green wall south of the Sahara

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Tourists on safari in Kenya. From Wikipedia

"Memories" from Kenya

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Mountain gorilla. From the Houston Zoo website

Gorillas sink further into the fog

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The sea bear colony at Cape Cross in Namibia. Photo from the tourist recommendations site TRIP ADVISOR

Profitable but stinky business

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Elephants run away from the sounds of angry bees. Source: University of Oxford.

Elephants make warning sounds when threatened by bees

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Camels near a waterhole in the Sahel desert

Cyclical climate changes in the Atlantic Ocean can affect droughts in regions far away from it

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A large rift in Africa may become a new ocean

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Antibiotics for worms?

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The slaughter of elephants increased

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stolen meat

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Is the desert green?

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Kilimanjaro will erupt

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Not only La Niña is to blame for disasters in Africa

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Environment and pets

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Biodiversity and the world's poor

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Colors and tradition

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Mention of Africa in Plutarch

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The desert recedes

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The El Niño phenomenon is responsible for the extreme weather

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Research: The Ethiopians and the Khoisans - the oldest surviving peoples

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