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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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For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...

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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 ...