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Africa’s rapid population growth offers major economic opportunities but also deep structural constraints., Pretoria, South Africa – As global sentiment towards Africa turns sharply pessimistic, with aid cuts, foreign investment retreating, and governance scores stagnating, one structural fact remains: the continent is becoming demographically unavoidable. Africa is home to 1.6Continue Reading

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Videos shared by Palestinian activists show powerful Israeli airstrikes across Gaza Strip overnight., Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Opinion World Cup Video Features Economy Sport Human Rights Climate Crisis Investigations Interactives In PicturesContinue Reading

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This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The American academic research engine has long been the envy of the world. Generally well-funded, labs in the United States have been able to attract the best minds who generate breakthroughs and train the next generation workforce that powers the U.S. economy. ButContinue Reading

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For the first time ever, researchers have quantified the length and mass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks globally and mapped the ecosystems where they are densest. By Wyatt Myskow Hidden underground around the world lie 110 quadrillion kilometers of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks—webs of ultra-thin threads that, if connected inContinue Reading