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Madagascar’s huge ocean algae bloom was caused by dust from drought-stricken southern Africa

Scientists have found new evidence that desertification, potentially linked to global warming, leads to large amounts of nutrient-rich dust landing in the sea, causing ocean algae to grow rapidly. Biological oceanographer John A. Gittings and an international group of researchers have found an example of this phenomenon in the Indian…

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Madagascar's lychee growers in crisis as production plummets

The lychee harvest season is under way in Madagascar – the world’s top producer of the prized pink fruit – but growers and exporters are facing a major crisis, as forecasts indicate a staggering drop in yields this year.

Radio France Internationale

Madagascar's master artisans sail through time to revive lost ships

In a small workshop on the outskirts of Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo, a team of master artisans is keeping maritime history alive by crafting detailed models of famous ships. For three decades, craftsmen at "the Village" have been creating museum-quality models of vessels that once ruled the waves.

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Crash course in politics aims to get more women running for office in Madagascar

In Madagascar, where decision-making has long been reserved for men, only a fraction of candidates in upcoming local elections are women. One NGO hopes that training women on how to run a campaign and what holding office involves will encourage more of them to go into politics.

Radio France Internationale

From drones to genomics, science can help fight extinction: that work must begin at Cop16

As nations meet in Colombia to confront species and ecosystem loss, the onus is on the global north to put science and collaboration at the heart of the issue, says Angela McLean, the UK’s chief scientific adviser

The Guardian - UK

Madagascar’s mysterious Teniky rock architecture: study suggests a link to ancient Persia

In the heart of Isalo National Park in central-southern Madagascar, at least 200km from the sea in any direction, is a remote valley with a mysterious past. This place, Teniky, can only be reached on foot, by hiking through a mountainous region dissected by steep canyons.

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More than 20% of Earth’s plant species are found only on islands – and time is running out to save them

Islands have long intrigued explorers and scientists. These isolated environments serve as natural laboratories for understanding how species evolve and adapt.

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Seven new frogs discovered in Madagascar ‘sound like something from Star Trek’

For those who are not fans of the sci-fi series, the calls might sound like a bird or an insect.

The Independent UK

Porridge is staving off child malnutrition in Madagascar - for nine cents a bowl

Fortified flour is being used in Madagascar to combat widespread child malnutrition, which affects four out of 10 children on the island. Known as "Koba Aina", the flour is made into a nutritious porridge that is sold door-to-door at affordable prices to vulnerable families.

Radio France Internationale

Meet the tiny tuft-tailed saviour of Madagascar's endangered baobabs

Standing up to 30 metres tall, Madagascar's giant baobab trees have towered over the island for thousands of years – but as the large animals that used to spread their seeds have died out, the trees' survival is threatened. New research indicates that much smaller species have an unexpected role…

Radio France Internationale

Conservationist Patricia Wright on finding a new rainforest in Madagascar

A world-renowned naturalist and environmentalist, who is credited with discovering a new species of lemur, has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her latest discovery. Dr Patricia Wright has found a 14-square-kilometre tropical rainforest in a remote part of Madagascar. She has been working with a team of scientists who have…

France 24

Madagascar’s mining rush has caused no more deforestation than farming – new study

If tens of thousands of miners turned up in the middle of a protected rainforest to mine for sapphires, you might expect that to cause lots of deforestation and harm local wildlife.

The Conversation

The model makers in Madagascar bring history's long-lost ships back to life

A French trading ship that sank in the 17th century with treasure onboard is being brought back to life in a workshop in Madagascar with every stroke of Rafah Ralahy’s small wood sander

The Independent UK

Phillip Schofield to return to TV 16 months after quitting This Morning over affair

Former ITV presenter will appear in Channel 5’s Cast Away, which follows a celebrity stranded off Madagascar

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Phillip Schofield to make shock return to television in ‘secretly filmed’ desert island show

Schofield is set to appear on Channel 5’s Cast Away, which will see him marooned on an island off Madagascar

The Guardian - UK

I’m obsessed with sharks: I used to kill them, now I risk my life to film them

I killed a great white when I was 18 to feed my family in Madagascar. But now I’m documenting the threat to these beautiful creatures from overfishing

LiveScience

Earth from space: Successive lightning strikes illuminate eye of tropical cyclone in rare photos

A pair of 2015 astronaut photos taken just minutes apart shows the eye of tropical cyclone Bansi illuminated by two lightning strikes as the storm raged in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar.

The Conversation

Why every island’s wildlife ends up looking alike

Located to the east of Madagascar, the bountiful, volcanic French island of Réunion has sometimes been called a sister to Hawaiian volcanoes because of the similarity in their climate and geographical nature. Those familiar with its seemingly pristine vegetation may be surprised to find out that half of the plants…

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New fish found off Madagascar: remarkable long-nosed skate discovered in the deep ocean

The Madagascar Ridge, in the southwestern Indian Ocean, is a remote, elevated area of seabed south of Madagascar. In 2016, my colleagues and I discovered a new cartilaginous fish species in its deep waters; a catshark that we named Bach’s catshark (Bythaelurus bachi) after German composer Johann Sebastian Bach. (In…

The Guardian - UK

Houseplant of the week: Madagascar palm

This tropical beauty will make a dramatic addition to your indoor jungle – and may even surprise you with fragrant white flowers

LiveScience

Earth from space: Shapeshifting rusty river winds through Madagascar's 'red lands'

This 2018 astronaut photo shows the rust-colored waters of Madagascar's Betsiboka River winding through a complex series of mangrove islands. Both the river and islands have been altered in recent years by destructive human practices.

The Street

Another bankrupt airline: The World Bank is stepping in with $25M

Madagascar Airlines has accumulated large debts when travel stopped during the pandemic.

LiveScience

Bizarre evolutionary roots of Africa's iconic upside-down baobab trees revealed

The baobab tree evolved on the island of Madagascar before eventually spreading to Africa and Australia, new research suggests.

The Hindu

Study reveals history and oceanic voyages of remarkable baobab tree

A new study resolves this, based on genomic analyses of all eight recognized species as well as ecological and geological data, so the baobab’s story can finally be told.

The Hindu

How AI is helping communities restore Madagascar’s ancient baobab forests

Baobab forests are threatened by slash-and-burn agriculture – 4,000 hectares of baobab forest in Madagascar are destroyed every year.

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