Tropical forests can be revived after logging – if they’re not turned into oil palm plantations: A green-crested lizard. Biodiversity remained relatively high even after logging of old- growth forests, suggesting that there is value in conserving logged forests. Charlie Marsh, CC BY-NC-ND In parts of the tropics like the island of Borneo, the pace …
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As seas get warmer, tropical species are moving further from the equator: As sea turtles move away from the tropics, they're overeating seagrass meadows. Laura Dts / shutterstock Climate change is causing tropical species in the ocean to move from the equator towards the poles, while temperate species recede. This mass movement of marine life, …
Tropical forest loss from growing rubber trade is more substantial than previously thought – new research: Hevea brasiliensis is grown in the world's most biodiverse areas. dangdumrong/Shutterstock Over 4 million hectares of tree cover – an area equivalent to the size of Switzerland – may have been cleared to make space for rubber plantations since …
Big cats eat more monkeys in a damaged tropical forest – and this could threaten their survival: A jaguar in the jungle of southern Mexico. Mardoz/Shutterstock Monkeys are not usually a popular menu item for big cats. Primates are, after all, hard to catch: living in the canopies of large trees and rarely coming down …
Venice architecture biennale: how pioneering Ghanaian architects reckoned with tropical modernism: Owusu Addo Residence by John Owusu Addo. Kuukuwa Manful, CC BY-NC-ND As curator of the 2023 Venice architecture biennale, the Ghanaian-Scottish architect, Lesley Lokko, has chosen to highlight the African continent as “the laboratory of the future”. But as well as looking at the …
Leprosy, scabies and yaws – Togo’s neglected tropical skin diseases need attention: Scabies and other skin diseases are still common in Togo. Wikimedia Commons/Flickr Neglected tropical diseases are a group of 20 diseases found mostly in tropical regions that are strongly associated with poverty. Among them are skin diseases like scabies, leprosy and yaws. They …
Tropical seagrass meadows are sand factories that could protect coral reef islands from sea-level rise: Ethan Daniels/Shutterstock Seagrasses are flowering plants that form dense underwater meadows in coastal waters worldwide, from the frigid seas of the Arctic to the warm shallows of the Caribbean. These meadows provide a refuge for young fish, food for grazing …
100 million Nigerians are at risk of neglected tropical diseases: what the country is doing about it: A nurse gives gives medicine, Ivermectin, against onchocerciasis or river blindness. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Neglected tropical diseases are a group of communicable diseases found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. They are classified as …
Hurricane Ian: how climate change is making North Atlantic tropical storms worse: Hurricane Ian first made landfall in western Cuba as a category 3 storm, wiping out power for 11 million people. It continued northwards over the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened over exceptionally warm ocean water (which meteorologists describe as “rocket fuel” for …
Dengue in France: tropical diseases in Europe may not be that rare for much longer: Itsik Marom/Shutterstock Dengue, a viral infection spread by mosquitoes, is a common disease in parts of Asia and Latin America. Recently, though, France has experienced an outbreak of locally transmitted dengue. Dengue symptoms can include a fever, headache, joint pain, …
Climate change is making rain difficult to predict – we trained an AI to help tropical countries adapt: Muhammad Qadri Anwar/Shutterstock While rivers and reservoirs run dangerously low in Europe, there is catastrophic flooding in Pakistan and the US. Whether it’s a drought or a deluge, being able to accurately forecast rain is important to …
Here’s how we proved that tropical birds are more colourful – and why colour helps them survive: Green headed tanager in Ubatuba, Brazil Lars Falkdalen Lindahl, CC BY-SA 3.0., CC BY For many of us, the tropics conjure up thoughts of lush vegetation teaming with vibrant and strikingly colourful birds, insects and other creatures. It’s …
Check out this South African City image: British Library digitised image from page 349 of “The Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa” Image by The British Library Image taken from: Title: "The Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa" Author(s): Galton, Francis, Sir [person] British Library shelfmark: "Digital Store 10096.d.16" Page: 349 …
How COVID has affected the control of neglected tropical diseases: A case of advanced liver pathology (hepatomegaly) due to schistosomiasis in a 5-year-old. Prof Takafira Mduluza Neglected tropical diseases is an umbrella term used to describe a group of 20 infectious diseases. These diseases affect over 1.7 billion people. They can disable, debilitate and even …
Ferns: the houseplants that reveal how tropical rainforests are responding to climate change: Pasja1000/Pixabay, CC BY-SA Ferns are at their most diverse and abundant in the world’s tropical rainforests. This warm and humid ecosystem is heaven for these plants, which unfurl their feather-like leaves in the damp and shaded understory. So how did they ever …
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Progress against a neglected tropical disease in east Africa is under threat: A nurse at Amudat Hospital in Northern Uganda, checks on a child being treated for kala-azar. The disease mostly affects children and young adults. Lameck Ododo Eleven years ago, in the rugged hills of West Pokot County in Kenya, Mary Alamak, a mother …