Unraveling the mysteries of the world’s most critical rainforest
For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...
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Humans May Have Lived in Tropical Rainforests Much Earlier Than Scientists Previously Thought, Study Finds
New research suggests that humans inhabited the rainforests of West Africa roughly 150,000 years ago, providing new insights into our ancestors' ability to adapt to challenging environments ...
Africa's biggest forest that's nearly 6 times bigger than the UK
The Congo Basin spans 3.4 million square kilometres, making it almost six times the size of the UK, which measures around 242 ...
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Huge Trees Hiding in Plain Sight May Be a Species Totally New to Science
A species of old-growth tree that is totally new to science has been hiding out in a narrow slice of mountain rainforest in ...
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Africa’s tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows
To date, agricultural expansion in sub-Saharan Africa has mainly been driven by small-scale subsistence farmers. Yet since ...
‘Dinosaur’ Sightings Are on the Rise in the Congo. Could This Legendary Monster Really Exist?
After a century of decreased sightings, reports of a long-necked water monster the size of a hippopotamus are once again ...
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Curiosity in the Congo — Dinosaur sightings on the rise in war-torn nation
The prospect of dinosaurs possibly still being alive in central Africa sounds outlandish - but is being given real scientific ...
Researchers discover ancient giant tree species in Tanzania's Udzungwa Mountains
Researchers in Tanzania have unveiled a previously unknown species of gigantic tree, Tessmannia princeps, towering over the ...