The African country with the shortest people on the continent
Many experts believe they are descended from the original Middle Stone Age expansion of anatomically modern humans.
WISN Milwaukee on MSN4d
Walking cemetery tour provides history on Black Americans in Milwaukee
Wong is a history buff and tour guide. She takes people through Milwaukee's oldest cemetery, highlighting influential African Americans who were laid to rest there. "I have a keen interest in Black ...
Mongabay on MSN5h
Conservation education is about people too: Interview with Gabon’s Léa Moussavou
Gabon’s biodiversity is among the largest and most diverse wild ecosystems in the world, with nearly 90% of its territory ...
Mongabay on MSN1d
Forest of rare trees in Zanzibar now earmarked for ‘eco-resort’
Botanists have found a stand of rare trees in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago not known to grow wild anywhere else in Africa.
The East African on MSN6h
Kalambo Falls stand tall
The Kalambo Gorge, which has a width of about one kilometre and a depth of up to 300 metres, runs for about five kilometres ...
Cincinnati Enquirer on MSN2d
Celebrate Black History Month in Cincinnati at these local events
Saturday, Feb. 1 African American Read-In ... Eckstein School History Series: History & Significant People, 6-8 p.m., Forest ...
VTDigger1h
Layoffs, furloughs and callbacks. Almost daily drops of new White House policies disrupt Vermont’s workforce.
From layoffs at federal agency offices, furloughs at private contractors and international volunteer callbacks, Trump administration action is hitting Vermonters in waves.
Zimbabwe9d
Matthew Parris: Why I decided to go it alone in Zimbabwe
The Times Don’t hesitate. Don’t look down. Just do it. And it was my turn. From the cliff’s edge I stared across to the other ...
Africa’s Mountain Farmers Sound the Alarm: Climate Change Is Reshaping Their World
A new study published in Nature emphasizes the urgent need for immediate action to help people adapt to changing conditions ...
USA Today29d
Video of South African firefighters wrongly linked to LA fires | Fact check
A Jan. 11 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a large group of people singing, dancing and holding South African flags ... numbers from the Canadian Forest Service.
The Cool Down on MSN14d
Researchers show large chunks of critically important forest are being obliterated by mining: 'It's a real mess'
The practice takes place near homes and rivers. Researchers show large chunks of critically important forest are being ...