Africa
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Small farmers feel left out amid a boom in African fertilizer production
Africa is turning a corner toward producing more fertilizer locally.
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Africans are pretty concerned about this climate change mess we made
Forget ISIS and economic stability. Folks from Burkina Faso to Kenya are more worried about global warming.
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Watch as this squirrel demonstrates proper OH GOD THERE’S A LEOPARD procedure
As a rule, you never, ever want to be the last one to realize the leopard's snuck up and is looking for something to eat.
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Africa’s largest marine reserve will protect fish, but also make them into wusses
Last week, Mozambique (that's in East Africa, kids) declared more than 4,000 square miles of coastal waters a Marine Protected Area.
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After three days of water rationing, an entire city flushes its toilets at the same time
It was called the Big Flush.
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Bike-powered e-waste recycler could keep your electronics from murdering the planet
It's basically a grinder, attached to a bike.
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What to do when an elephant crashes your pool party
How cool would it be to catch an elephant wandering up to your pool and checking out the scene? And how terrifying would it be if you were actually in the pool, the size of which would not accommodate both you and the elephant? You know these guys are thinking: “HOLY SHIT. THIS IS AWESOME. […]
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Giraffe invades country club pool
Get out of there, giraffe! You are not Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps! You are a giraffe!
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Senegal’s salt lakes look like Pepto-Bismol
This is Lake Retba in Senegal, NOT the contents of your stomach when you drink too much Strawberry Quik and then have to chase it down with Pepto-Bismol and tiny boats. The lake itself is actually not in danger, but given that I just yelled “WHAT IN BLAZES?” and nearly dropped a cup of coffee […]