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Female monkeys outdo males in teaching ability - Mother Nature Network

Africa research news - Sat, 2010-03-20 14:39

Mother Nature Network

Female monkeys outdo males in teaching ability
Mother Nature Network
Wild vervet monkeys in South Africa are better able to learn a task when it is demonstrated by a female, new research shows. By Katherine Butler DO THIS, ...

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Great whites have a bad name - Sydney Morning Herald

Africa research news - Sat, 2010-03-20 14:24

Sydney Morning Herald

Great whites have a bad name
Sydney Morning Herald
So says shark researcher Barry Bruce, who has studied the animals for more than 20 years. He said that, as more research about the species came to light, ...

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Planting ideas - The Hindu

Africa research news - Sat, 2010-03-20 12:53

The Hindu

Planting ideas
The Hindu
Professor Mathaai was the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree. She obtained a degree in Biological Sciences from Mount St. ...

Guest opinion: Colonialism lives in biotech seed proposal for Africa - DesMoinesRegister.com

Africa research news - Sat, 2010-03-20 09:09

Guest opinion: Colonialism lives in biotech seed proposal for Africa
DesMoinesRegister.com
We suggest Gates support ongoing African research rather than import capital-intensive technology developed to address problems that are far from most ...

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Global warming, more than a heated debate - Thought Leader

Africa research news - Sat, 2010-03-20 09:06

Economist

Global warming, more than a heated debate
Thought Leader
As I said I am not a climate scientist but I had started my academic career in forestry before switching to environmental science and then to anthropology ...
Climate not changing as quickly as projectedHigh Plains Journal

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History buffs head to Salt Lake City for genealogy events - USA Today

Africa research news - Sat, 2010-03-20 09:01

History buffs head to Salt Lake City for genealogy events
USA Today
Dozens of workshops will be held daily to provide beginners and experts alike with tips on everything from basic research and organizational skills to ...

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My Experience with a Psychedelic Plant That Thousands Have Used for Release ... - AlterNet

Africa research news - Sat, 2010-03-20 07:03

My Experience with a Psychedelic Plant That Thousands Have Used for Release ...
AlterNet
“The plants are urging us on. They are incredibly evolved life forms. Look at the genome of a human compared to that of a simple plant, and the plant wins. ...

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Smithsonian human origins exhibit elicits awe, protests - USA Today

Africa research news - Fri, 2010-03-19 22:44

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Smithsonian human origins exhibit elicits awe, protests
USA Today
Warming to his topic, Ham called it "child abuse" for the Smithsonian to "promote the secularist view that people are just animals. So, if you are an animal ...
Searching the Bones of Our Shared PastNew York Times

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Science and sleepovers: Getting kids the most out of spring break - OregonLive.com

Africa research news - Fri, 2010-03-19 13:52

OregonLive.com

Science and sleepovers: Getting kids the most out of spring break
OregonLive.com
How many more episodes of "The Planet's Funniest Animals" or "Animal Cops Houston" can you withstand? Fortunately for parents who prize doing over watching, ...

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Kenya's Athi River to offer 1.6 bln shilling bond - Reuters India

Africa research news - Fri, 2010-03-19 13:04

Kenya's Athi River to offer 1.6 bln shilling bond
Reuters India
NR: Quote, Profile, Research) will issue a 1.6 billion shillings ($20.8 million) 5-year bond next month to fund production expansion in Tanzania, ...

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Rejected trade ban 'sounds death knell' for bluefin - Sydney Morning Herald

Africa research news - Fri, 2010-03-19 13:03

CBC.ca

Rejected trade ban 'sounds death knell' for bluefin
Sydney Morning Herald
''Let's take science and throw it out the door,'' Susan Lieberman, director of international policy with the Pew Environment Group in Washington, ...
Asia's endangered delicaciesCNNGo.com
Opposition grows from developing countries against proposed ban on the export ...Gaea Times (blog)

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Busch Gardens unveils recently acquired endangered gorillas - Tampa Tribune

Africa research news - Fri, 2010-03-19 12:48

Busch Gardens unveils recently acquired endangered gorillas
Tampa Tribune
The plan makes sure zoo animals aren't inbred and guarantees a genetic diversity of endangered species. The plan pairs animals to breed to sustain captive ...

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REPERTORY - Washington Post

Africa research news - Fri, 2010-03-19 04:53

Washington Post

REPERTORY
Washington Post
At the American Association for the Advancement of Science: "Acid Test" with "Farmed Salmon Exposed," Monday at 6. 1200 New York Ave. NW. ...

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Rare Hawaiian monk seal lands at UCSC's Long Marine Lab: Scientists hope to ... - San Jose Mercury News

Africa research news - Fri, 2010-03-19 02:50

Rare Hawaiian monk seal lands at UCSC's Long Marine Lab: Scientists hope to ...
San Jose Mercury News
SANTA CRUZ - UC Santa Cruz biologist Terrie Williams was on one of her annual research expeditions in Antarctica a couple of years ago when ...

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World votes to continue trading in species on verge of extinction - Times Online

Africa research news - Thu, 2010-03-18 22:48

CBC.ca

World votes to continue trading in species on verge of extinction
Times Online
A plan for a 20-year ban on ivory sales, to protect African elephants, is also likely to fail in the coming days — partly because Britain and other members ...
Endangered Species Perish While Governments Debate Trade RulesEco Factory

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Searching the Bones of Our Shared Past - New York Times

Africa research news - Thu, 2010-03-18 22:23

Searching the Bones of Our Shared Past
New York Times
He was deposing a divine order of immutable categories; he was also dissolving a sacral boundary that had separated the animal from the human. ...

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'Life': Inside Discovery's new nature series - Mother Nature Network

Africa research news - Thu, 2010-03-18 19:51

Boston Globe

'Life': Inside Discovery's new nature series
Mother Nature Network
Mike Gunton, who's in the research phase of a BBC-Discovery series about the wildlife of Africa targeted for 2013, is gratified to have “accomplished more ...
Discovery Channel finds new 'Life'Kansas City Star

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Discovery Channel finds new 'Life' - Kansas City Star

Africa research news - Thu, 2010-03-18 09:44

Kansas City Star

Discovery Channel finds new 'Life'
Kansas City Star
For years I have complained about Discovery's insistence on removing the voice of Sir David Attenborough, the renowned scientist and longtime BBC television ...

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Mzubanzi Bismark Tyobeka: SA cannot afford to abandon climb up nuclear mountain - Business Day

Africa research news - Thu, 2010-03-18 09:22

Mzubanzi Bismark Tyobeka: SA cannot afford to abandon climb up nuclear mountain
Business Day
These include the UK, which, in line with its plans to build four nuclear plants (the first one due in 2017), has forecasted that by 2025, ...

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Eastern redbud: Purple blooms brighten landscape - News-Leader.com

Africa research news - Thu, 2010-03-18 08:03

Eastern redbud: Purple blooms brighten landscape
News-Leader.com
Species status: Eastern redbud trees are common throughout Missouri. They are found in every county in the state. First discovered: The first scientific ...

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