Hawaii has very dry landscapes, such as parts of the west coast of Oahu.
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Projections for Hawaii’s climate future are raising concerns about fire risk, ecosystems and freshwater supplies for homes and agriculture.
Refugees, some of them children, in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
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Exploring the potential intersections between climate change and violence against children is crucial.
Niger’s Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani declares himself head of state on 28 July 2023.
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Ethnic politics, the presence of foreign troops and the weaknesses of past responses to coups encouraged Niger’s recent military takeover.
The two elements are essential in everything from smartphones to space electronics.
Roberto Hunger
Welcome to the new age of resource nationalism.
Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg wants to retire, but may find himself asked to serve another term.
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Nato leaders meet in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius next week - it won’t be plain sailing.
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Reports have indicated the artificial sweetener aspartame will be classified as ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans’ by the WHO. Here’s what that means – and doesn’t mean.
DRC Prime Minister Jean-Michel Lukonde (L) at Belgium’s AfricaMuseum in 2022.
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The restitution of looted objects from former colonies in Africa is an essential component of post-colonial reparation.
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The strong trade relationship with the EU means policy changes like the border tax may have disproportionately significant effects on African economies.
Are low-fat dairy products really better for us?
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A recent evidence review found children who ate full-fat dairy were healthier and leaner.
Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone and haven for thousands of free slaves.
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Africans should get more credit for the abolition of the slave trade.
Sweaty and ferocious – welcome to the world of hot yoga.
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Sweating it out can be beneficial for maintaining fitness and good mental health, but it’s not right for everyone.
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Why plants’ oscillating genes matter for humans.
Macromitrium microstomum is found throughout New Zealand on the trunks or branches of smooth-barked trees, or on rock.
Silvia Pressel
Take a moment to consider the natural beauty of mosses – and their history as some of the most intrepid explorers in Earth’s history.
Purple saxifrage, snow pearlwort and drooping saxifrage (left to right).
Sarah Watts
Why we need to pay more attention to these minute flowers and how they survive in some of the harshest places in the world.
The oldest known footprint of our species, lightly ringed with chalk. It appears long and narrow because the trackmaker dragged their heel.
Charles Helm
This was an area in which early anatomically modern humans survived, evolved and thrived, before spreading out of Africa to other continents.
The Sooty blue butterfly (Zizeeria knysna ), a common yet easily missed resident species in grassland habitats.
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Butterflies are sentinel species – their interactions with landscapes help scientists understand other insects better.
Food-borne illnesses usually present as diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach pains.
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Biological and chemical substances are the most common food contaminants and account for over 200 food-borne illnesses.
Micrograph of RSV virions.
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The first vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus is 83% effective.
Worshippers gather at the New Life Prayer Centre and Church. The head of the Church was recently arrested.
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Both cults and violent extremist movements have similar push and pull factors at the individual level.
Tobacco plants produce sounds at a frequency outside the human hearing range.
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Just because you can’t hear plants doesn’t mean they are silent.