About 17 million people are at risk of gastrointestinal problems due to excessive sulfate levels in groundwater. This alarming finding emerged from the first high-resolution global groundwater sulfate ...

I’M OFTEN ASKED WHY AFRICA MATTERS. It’s an understandable question in a world of real responsibilities, real demands, and ...

By denying the existence of Ukrainian culture, the Russian war machine has prompted many to find Ukrainian creativity for the ...

The Netherlands has agreed to return more than 100 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, the latest European country to return cultural ...

The riches thought to lie beneath Greenland's icy terrain have been coveted for more than a century. But how easy are they to access, and will climate change make any difference?

Like many developing countries, South Africa's economy is based primarily on exports, and the country has been importing and ...

DRC has launched a plan for a green corridor at the world's largest protected area - but local people say they haven't been ...

Authoring a book or editing a volume are among the most consequential professional achievements in an academic's life. In ...

In recent years, community-centred connectivity initiatives (CCCIs) have become increasingly recognised as an innovative, bottom-up solution to address the persistent digital divide. They provide ...

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...

An international research team has used earth observation radar data to map oil pipeline networks covering a 9000 km2 region in the Niger Delta and pinpoint where crude oil spills have caused the most ...

Under our feet, processes are occurring that could reshape the world map in the long run. Africa, although it seems like a ...