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Honoring retiring faculty: Dr. T. Ramkumar


His dedication and outstanding achievements in serving Africa earn respect and inspire
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Roof-harvested rainwater poses risk of hosting brain-eating amoeba “Naegleria fowleri”


Ensure effective disinfection to reduce the risk of Naegleria fowleri infection
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Unexpected link between bread consumption and positive breathalyzer tests


Avoid consuming excessive bread when driving to prevent complications
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Biological consequences of nuclear disasters: from Chernobyl to Fukushima


Consequences of nuclear disasters
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Nebela kivuense (amibe) imaze igice cy’ikinyejana itagaragara yavumbuwe kure yo “murugo”


Kuboneka kw’ikinyabuzima byemejwe ko gitura mu gace kihariye ni imbogamizi
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The record-setting anatomy of the blue whale


Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth
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Ethiopia’s ‘false banana’: the answer to future food scarcity?


False banana has the potential to feed more than 100 million people in a warming world
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Scientists discovered a new mineral that was carried to the surface of the Earth in a diamond


New mineral “Davemaoite” made an unlikely journey from the depths of the Earth
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is the first spacecraft to visit the sun’s atmosphere


NASA enters the solar atmosphere for the first time, bringing new discoveries
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Scientists have found an elongated millipede with more legs than any other known animal


Eumillipes persephone’s numerous appendages help it move through crevices
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Female elephants are evolving without tusks in Mozambique


Tuskless elephants escape poachers, but may evolve new problems
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Scientists finally figured out why cannabis smells ‘skunky’ edited


Newly identified sulfur compounds in cannabis flowers give the plant its telltale funky odor
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Why do great white sharks bite humans?


Research shows it may be a case of mistaken identity
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Smoke from massive wildfires in Australia led to algae bloom


The first conclusive link between wildfire smoke and major plankton blooms in the ocean
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Researchers develop a carbon spring with high compressibility and stretchability


Carbon spring can withstand extreme temperatures between -100 and 350 degrees Celsius
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Squirrels may have personality traits like humans


Squirrels have four personality traits: boldness, aggressiveness, sociability and activity level
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The South African farm turning flies into food for pets and maybe people


Each month Maltento farm pumps out over 10 tonnes of high quality protein-rich feed
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Imisozi n’ubucucike bw’abaturage bifite uruhare mu nkangu zibasira u Rwanda


Ikarita iteganya ahibasirwa n’inkangu itanga amakuru yakwizerwa ku gipimo gito
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The molecules in the venom of a type of snake blocked coronavirus reproduction in monkey cells


Venomous Brazilian snake maybe key tool towards first possible COVID-19 drug
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Landslide disaster risk in the Kivu Rift is linked to deforestation and population growth


Human activities are key factors that trigger frequent occurrences of landslides
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Chinese scientists plant corals to restore seabed ecology


Planting corals is only the first step in restoring the underwater ecology
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Amazi yanduye ni imbogamizi ku iterambere ry’igihugu


Amazi aturuka mungo no mu nganda adatunganyijwe ateza igihombo n'amakuba
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Chain mail-inspired fabric supports 50 times its own weight


3D printed “chain mail” paves way for next-generation smart fabrics
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Scientists find ingenious way of mailing freeze-dried mouse sperm on a postcard


Freeze-dried sperm postcards could help guarantee humanity's future
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Chinese scientists develop world’s strongest glass that is as hard as diamond


AM-III will possibly be used in the hi-tech industry
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Sobanukirwa impavu ituma ingagi (Gorilla beringei) zimara igihe kirekire mu mpinga z'ibirunga


Ingagi zimara igihe kirekire mu mpinga z’ibirunga zishaka ibyo zirya
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Sodium–potassium droplet turns water into a metallic material that conducts electricity


Scientists have transformed pure water into a metal
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Newly discovered microbe blocks transmission of the disease from mosquitoes to people


International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology makes new discovery
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New heartbeat detector may save lives after disasters


The device will retail around the $10,000 range
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Humans evolved to run on less water than our closest primate relatives


Human body uses 30% to 50% less water per day than our closest animal cousins
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A new way to “see” color


Roundworms can discriminate between colors despite the fact that they lack eyes and opsins
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Ultrasonic cleaning of salad could reduce instances of food poisoning and bacteria


Gentle streams of water carrying sound and microscopic air bubbles can clean bacteria from salad leaves
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Missing matter found in our own galaxy


A team of astronomers says it has found evidence for some of missing baryonic matter
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Falling sperm counts ‘threaten human survival’, expert warns


Shanna Swan says low counts and changes to sexual development could endanger human species
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Neanderthals died out after earth’s magnetic poles flipped, causing a climate crisis 42,000 years ago


A global environmental crisis 42,000 years ago
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China’s new Mars probe (Tianwen-1) took its first photo of the red planet as the mission prepares to make history


The Tianwen-1 took the black-and-white picture at a distance of 2.2 million km from Mars
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Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Sudan, and Niger, are among the world’s top 10 nations to be the worst affected by climate change


Climate change disrupts productivity in key economic sectors in Africa
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Scientists deal with myths over large-scale tree planting


Proposed 10 golden rules for tree-planting must be a top priority for all nations
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Kernowite: New green mineral discovered in United Kingdom


Kernowite is found only in an old specimen collected at a single location in Cornwall, UK
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Electric eels hunt in packs, shocking prey and scientists


The behavior, used by wolves and orcas to run down fast prey, is rarely seen in fish
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New satellites are capable of seeing through the walls of some buildings


Capella Space allows anyone to request an image of anything in the world!
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China’s ‘Sky Eye’ to open to global scientific community from April 1, 2021


“Sky Eye” will accept observation applications from scientists around the world starting from April 1, 2021
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Whoops, humans made a space barrier surrounding the entire earth


Space radiation has the potential to affect spacecraft or people
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Akarere ka Nyamasheke, Intara y’Uburengerazuba bw’u Rwanda, gatakaza ubutaka bwera buri hejuru ya toni 15 kuri hegitari buri mwaka


Kanjongo, Cyato, Rangiro, Macuba na Karambi hibasirwa n’isuri y'ubutaka ku gipimo kiri hejuru
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Kuva mu Isunzu rya Kongo‒Nili kugera mu ruhererekane rw’utununga: Imyaka 2500 y’imihindagurikire y’ibidukikije byo mu majyepfo y’u Rwanda


Ibikorwa bya muntu bibangamiye ibidukikije ku Isunzu rya Kongo‒Nili n’Utununga two hagati
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China’s Chang’E‒4 lunar rover found nearly 12 meters of dust on the far side of the moon


Moon dust could be a problem for future lunar explorers
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Mrs. Katherine Johnson‒Human calculator who helped put men on the moon


A pioneering black mathematician who helped NASA launch men to the moon, died at 101 years old
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African turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) may hold the secrets of longevity


African turquoise killifish could help to preserve cells and combat aging and age-related diseases in humans
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is more contagious than SARS or MERS


Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC) study finds COVID-19 virus to be more contagious than SARS or MERS
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Locusts swarming through East Africa are the result of extreme weather swings


Flooding and high rainfall possibly allow the locust to expand the area in which it can lay eggs
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Did pangolins spread the COVID-19 coronavirus to people?


Pangolins carry coronaviruses related to the strain responsible for the COVID-19
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