Science ScienceAlert How Jane Goodall Changed Our View of Chimps (And Humans) Forever

Jane Goodall, the world's most famous primatologist, accomplished an astounding feat in her 91 years of life: She fundamentally changed the world's view of what it means to be human. At the age of just 26, Goodall observed a chimpanzee (Pan...

€59m ocean governance drive launched …to tackle illegal fishing in W.A

A €59 million initiative aimed at promoting sustainable ocean governance and addressing the menace of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing has been launched in Tema. The programme, known as the West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme...

Life Sciences Cloud Content Migration: Separating Fact from Fiction

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How Jane Goodall Changed Our View of Chimps (And Humans) Forever

Jane Goodall, the world's most famous primatologist, accomplished an astounding feat in her 91 years of life: She fundamentally changed the world's view of what it means to be human. At the age of just 26, Goodall observed a chimpanzee (Pan...

Chimpanzees ingest more than the equivalent of one alcoholic drink a day – new research

Drinking more than you intended may be something that many humans do, but now research is showing that a taste for alcohol is surprisingly common among animals. In fact a new study has found that chimpanzees may ingest the equivalent of two...

FCWC, partners launch West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme 

By Laudia Sawer Tema, Oct. 02, GNA – The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), in collaboration with its national and international partners, has launched the West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme (WASOP)-Pillar. The...

Chimps eat fruit full of alcohol, but no, they don't get drunk

Chimpanzees could be consuming the equivalent of a beer and half a day from eating alcoholic fruits, according to the first estimates of wild chimp alcohol intake. By virtue of their fruit-filled diets alongside natural fermentation, chimps (Pan...

Oceanographic, environmental science summer school launched

AFRICA Universities in countries in the Gulf of Guinea, working with international partners, have launched the Gulf of Guinea Ocean Sciences Summer School dedicated to oceanographic and environmental studies for students and early-career...

‘This is what solidarity looks like’: Who are the Australians on the Gaza flotilla?

The mission represents the largest civilian-led maritime effort to date, attempting to break Israel’s 18-year land and sea blockade of Gaza, which has been enforced with the assistance of the Egyptian military in the south. Drums and cheers from...

Aurelien – Starting From Zero. Finlandisation 2.0?

I’ve written several times now about the uncomfortable situation resulting from the coming defeat in Ukraine, and the unpleasant consequences for Europe that may result. I now want to make a few tentative suggestions about how it might be sensible...

COMMENTARY: My friend Grenadian revolutionary Lt. Col.Liam James, a personal memoir of the Grenada Revolution, Dominica & the Douglas brothers

Lieutenant Liam James Grenada Revolutionary ArmyIntroduction I was saddened to read in recent news that Lieutenant Colonel Liam James, a leader of the 1979 Grenada Revolution, was ill. I had met Liam James three times: once in Havana, Cuba in...

Inside the Nobel Peace Prize judging process (and why the liberals will never let Trump win)

Nobody has ever lobbied as hard or as openly for the Nobel Peace Prize as Donald Trump. Time and again he has laid claim to the world’s most prestigious humanitarian award, most recently in his address to the UN General Assembly, where he asserted...

Digital Currencies Push Into Global Economic Rankings

The cryptocurrency sector has crossed a point where its scale can be measured beside national economies. Current estimates place the total value of all coins and tokens at around 3.88 trillion dollars. That makes it larger than India’s economy and...

The battle behind digital IDs

At nearly 2.5 million signatures, the petition against the Government’s proposed digital ID scheme has vastly exceeded the threshold — 100,000 — for parliamentary consideration. The plans have been decried by political figures ranging from the...

We're eating more cashew nuts – and the consequences are serious

THIS CONTENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) - read more Growing interest in plant-based diets and the use of cashews as a dairy alternative have driven up demand. Cashews have become a crucial source of...

The Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking countries gets underway

Macao is set to come alive with a spectacular display of culture as the 17th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries gets underway over the coming weeks. The event kicked off on 26 September and runs through to 18 November 2025....

Chimps Regularly Consume Alcohol, Study Finds

A new study has observed that chimpanzees regularly eat fermented fruit together, suggesting that alcohol consumption is more deeply rooted in human evolution than previously thought.Chimpanzees regularly consume fermented fruit in the wild –...

Journalists urged to strengthen coverage on money laundering and terrorists financing

By Christabel Addo, GNA Special Correspondent in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Sept. 24, GNA-Journalist undergoing a Regional Training on Investigative Journalism in Economic and Financial Crimes, have been urged to strengthen...

Can an ivermectin pill keep malaria from being transmitted?

Between 2000 and 2015, the world’s fight against malaria made remarkable progress, with millions of lives saved through better prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Of late, however, that momentum has slowed. In 2023 alone, malaria claimed nearly...

Ivermectin emerges as promising tool in fight against Malaria

Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi New Delhi, Sep 28: While global efforts to combat malaria made major strides between 2000 and 2015, progress has slowed in recent years. In 2023 alone, malaria claimed nearly six lakh lives, 95% of them in...