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Africa's researchers and scientists discuss their traditional knowledge and developmental skills for better sustainability

The tiny fruit fly (Drosophila bifurca) holds the record for the longest sperm. Researcher Scott Pitnick of Bowling Green state university, Ohio, found that the fly produces sperm that are 60mm

A Kenyan bid to enter the global flower market withers some of the North's near monopoly profiteering