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Researchers develop a software that can predict genetic changes in trees

Reading Time: 2 minutes Researchers have developed a software package that can help predict genetic changes in trees and other organisms brought about by […]

How Kitui charcoal ban is undermining conservation efforts

Reading Time: 2 minutes Mwikali Kilonzi, a charcoal vendor in Kitengela town, Kajiado County, decries sharp decline in business. The 42-year-old trader says in […]

Boosting ‘Mathenge’ charcoal yield

Reading Time: 2 minutes Adoption of better methods of wood management and harvesting, charcoal kiln production and marketing could help yield over 37 million […]

Scientists discover plastic-eating worms

Reading Time: 2 minutes It may soon become possible to naturally breakdown heaps of plastics that litter our public spaces using worms from certain […]