Africa
Balancing Lifesaving Antibiotics and Resistance Risks in Africa's Fight Against Child Mortality
In parts of sub-Saharan Africa, child mortality remains alarmingly high—roughly one in ten children does not survive past the age of five. The main drivers include unsafe drinking water, malnutrition,…
The Sahara Desert, one of the driest places on Earth with an average annual rainfall of just about three inches, may experience a striking transformation later this century. A new study…
Aedes aegypti, one of the world’s most dangerous mosquito vectors, can transmit dozens of viral diseases, including yellow fever, dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. Its range, once limited to tropical and…
The Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda last month has resulted in 63 confirmed cases and 15 deaths. Preliminary genomic evidence suggests that this outbreak originated from a pathogen jumping from…
Researchers from the University of Southern California and the University of Paris in France collaborated on a new study that reveals how desertification is exacerbating soil erosion in coastal areas,…
