Canary Island relics offer new clues into how North African cultures adapted to ocean living
Location of Playa Chica on Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. a) position of the Canary Islands in Northwestern Africa;…
South African telescope detects record‑breaking signal from the early universe
Illustration of the distant galaxy 8 billion light-years away (red), magnified by an unrelated foreground disk galaxy, resulting…
How did a major mangrove restoration project in Senegal end up selling ‘ghost carbon?’
Planting more mangroves is one way to lock carbon from the atmosphere into the sediment. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public…
Infrastructure for African mines destroying forests at 34 times the rate of the mines themselves
Direct mining-induced deforestation across sub-Saharan Africa between 2001 and 2020. Credit: Nature (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10551-2 Industrial-scale mining in…
Africa’s climate crisis is a legal crisis too: What are states’ duties under human rights law?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A landmark climate case is being heard by the African Court on Human and…
Climate vulnerable residents in Nigeria are creating makeshift adaptation systems
Coastal communities in Lagos adapt to dynamic shoreline environments, utilizing available space and materials to build informal commercial…
Egypt fossils show modern ocean fish rose rapidly after dinosaur extinction
Illustration of the Qreiya 3 fauna. Credit: Ian Baylatry The extinction that ended the Age of Dinosaurs is…
Tanzania’s iconic heritage sites face damage from state-backed tourism
The Laetoli Footprints: 3.66-million-year-old footprints known for their contribution to theories of human bipedalism. Credit: Elgidius B. Ichumbaki…
In Senegal, a 2,000‑year‑old iron workshop sheds new light on the past
Photo of the iron mine DID_015 before excavation. Credit: African Archaeological Review (2026). DOI: 10.1007/s10437-026-09653-z How was iron…
A kohl bottle from York may hint at an ancient Egyptian in Roman-Britain
Kohl bottle from York. Credit: Cool 2026 Ancient Egyptians are often depicted wearing black eyeliner, known as kohl,…
Central Africa’s wild meat dilemma: Why outright bans threaten food security for millions
Credit: Kari Alfonso from Pexels Millions of people in central Africa rely on wild meat for their nutrition,…
Blue and fin whale sightings on the rise in the Southeast Atlantic
A fin whale captured off the coast of Lüderitz in 2014, with the desert and Shark Island lighthouse…