Posts Tagged ‘Tanzania’
‘Land grabs’ may intensify global hunger
U. VIRGINIA (US) — When wealthy nations acquire large areas of land in developing countries, the process seriously threatens the food security of local people who depend on those natural resources for survival. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Jan 9, 2013 15:09 - 0 Comments
First parasite changes risk of a second
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Infection by one type of parasite actually affects your risk of catching another, over and above other risk factors, say researchers who studied data from children in Tanzania. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 31, 2012 11:26 - 4 Comments
Shifts in food supply sparked our evolution
PENN STATE / RUTGERS (US) — An environment that shifted between open grassland and closed woodland in East Africa roughly 2 million years ago may be responsible for driving human evolution. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 5, 2012 16:24 - 0 Comments
New dinosaur may be oldest by 10 million years
U. WASHINGTON / UC BERKELEY (US) — Working with fossils found in Tanzania, scientists have discovered what may be the oldest known dinosaur. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 11, 2012 14:28 - 4 Comments
AIDS in Africa: Does religion get a bad rap?
PENN STATE (US) — Criticisms of how religious groups are mishandling Africa’s AIDS epidemic are inaccurate and overstated, according to sociologist Jenny Trinitapoli. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 6, 2012 12:13 - 0 Comments
Hunter-gatherers don’t burn more calories
YALE / U. ARIZONA (US) — When it comes to obesity, taking in too many calories far outweighs getting too little exercise, according to a study of a hunter-gatherer society in Tanzania. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 3, 2012 16:45 - 0 Comments
Climate woes may boost Tanzania trade
STANFORD (US) — The economy of one of the world’s least-developed countries could actually benefit from climate change by increasing exports of corn to the US and other nations. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 1, 2012 12:11 - 0 Comments
In developing world, 150 million can’t sleep
U. WARWICK (UK) — The first pan-African and Asian analysis of sleep problems reveals that an estimated 150 million adults in the developing world suffer from sleep-related problems. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 6, 2010 10:07 - 0 Comments
Growing exploitation of East Africa forests
U. LEEDS (UK)—Waves of deforestation like ripples in a pond have advanced 120 kilometers across East Africa in the past 14 years, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 5, 2010 13:27 - 0 Comments
Was prehistoric crocodile a land lover?
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—The toothy grin of a recently discovered prehistoric reptile looks more mammal-like than that of modern crocodiles, according to an international group of researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 21, 2009 11:39 - 0 Comments
Phone records predict malaria’s next move
U. FLORIDA (US)—Researchers at work on a malaria elimination study in Africa have become the first to predict the spread of the disease using cell phone records. (more…)
