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210 Million Years Bird-like Footprints Found in Africa Are Like Nothing Seen Before

In Africa, there are remains of footprints that resemble those of birds that date back around 210 million years (can you believe that?!). Researchers have started looking at these fossils more closely, and what they discovered is quite fascinating! In…

December 4, 2023 ·by Georgia Nica· 0

The CDC Raises Awareness Regarding the Dangers of the Marburg Virus

The Marburg virus is a highly infectious virus that is classified as a member of the family Filoviridae, which also includes the Ebola virus. The virus is named after the German city of Marburg, where an outbreak occurred in 1967.…

April 2, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Researchers Find Extremely Rare Pink Diamond in African Country – Watch VIDEO

Probably the ladies would be delighted by the idea of having a pink diamond. As for the rest, the existence of such diamonds is only surprising. There is an explanation, however: these gemstones are extremely rare, about 1 in 10,000.…

July 28, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Kenya Is Struggling With the Vaccination Campaign as Thousands of Kenyans Skipped the Second Dose

The Kenyan Government and the Health Ministry are trying to track down around 90,000 Kenyans who did not get their second Covid019 jab. Patrick Amoth, the acting director-general at the Kenyan Health ministry, made a public appeal in the local…

September 15, 2021 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Only 2% of the Covid-19 Vaccines Administered Worldwide (5.7 billion) Were in Africa

The world is still struggling with the Covid-19 pandemic as the highly infectious Delta variant becomes predominant in several countries. At the same time, new variants, such as the Mu variant from Colombia, emerge because the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to…

September 15, 2021 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Congo’s President Receives the First Dose of Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine

Congo’s President, Feliz Tshisekedi decided to postpone vaccination until the mRNA Covid-19 vaccine Moderna became available in his country. He waited for six months because he was not willing to use the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. He has now received the…

September 14, 2021 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

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The CDC Raises Awareness Regarding the Dangers of the Marburg Virus

Researchers Find Extremely Rare Pink Diamond in African Country – Watch VIDEO

Tropical Forests in Africa Can Store More Carbon Than Previously Believed, New Study Finds

Scientists Found An Ancient Ghost Population In Africa

Ancient Tools Recovered from China Suggest that our Ancestors left Africa Earlier than we Thought so far