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Bleak future for Karoo succulents as desert expands in South Africa
Sometimes words fall hopelessly short. This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their vehicle crunches ...
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Seeds Discovered In Natural “Time Capsules” In South Africa Can Still Grow After 130 Years
It's hoped these naturally occurring seed banks could be used to restore one of the country's most iconic plant ecosystems.
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Africa’s tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows
To date, agricultural expansion in sub-Saharan Africa has mainly been driven by small-scale subsistence farmers. Yet since 2005, 22.7 million hectares of land in sub-Saharan Africa has been acquired ...
Lost fynbos seeds from underground ‘time capsules’ in South Africa can grow again – new study
Hundreds of ancient fynbos species could regrow and restore a former pine plantation on Cape Town’s Table Mountain, but only ...
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The Buffalo Is The Most Unstoppable Force In Africa
The African buffalo is a powerful and resilient herbivore. Known for its strong social bonds, unpredictable temperament, and ...
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Pretoria experts save rare aloe plant by reintroducing it on Mamelodi mountain tops
A rare plant, the Magaliesberg aloe ... supported by the Botanical Society of South Africa (BotSoc), is the first major reintroduction effort involving an endemic South African aloe species.
Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct—but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive
It took thousands of years to develop the world's extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals—an estimated 8,800 ...
Lake Baikal: The oldest, deepest, and most mysterious lake on Earth
A Lake Older Than Mountains Lakes, like mountains, can last millions of years. However, most lakes are short-lived in ...
Science Daily5d
Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger of dying out
Ancient DNA shows an endangered dove species endemic to Cuba is more genetically ... that used its stubby wings like clubs to bludgeon animals during combat, and a condor with a tangled mass ...