Posts for tag "Africa"
Dragon’s Breath Cave: Largest Underground Non-Subglacial Lake
The dryness belies that the Kalahari Desert is home to Dragon’s Breath Cave, the largest underground non-subglacial lake in the world.
- Posted September 6, 2016
Lake Malawi Sediment Core Reveals Wet Past
University of Minnesota scientists find that Lake Malawi had a past climate much wetter than previously thought, thanks to sediment analysis.
- Posted August 23, 2016
Warming Linked To Lake Tanganyika Fish Declines
U. of Arizona investigators lead an effort using sediment cores and dissolved oxygen records to link Lake Tanganyika fish declines and global warming.
- Posted August 11, 2016
Pan African Minerals Geologists Use Geneq Handheld To Simplify Uranium Exploration
Geologists with Pan African Minerals use a Geneq SXPad Rugged Handheld Computer to simplify uranium exploration in Niger.
- Posted May 18, 2015
Poor Cell Signals Used To Monitor African Rains
Weather monitoring infrastructure in Africa has fallen into disrepair. Luckily, a group of scientists has found an inexpensive way to track rainfall there using cell phone signals, according to Science News. Cell phone signals become convoluted during...
- Posted May 14, 2015
