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Researchers unveil plan to boost African rice production

Researchers unveil plan to boost African rice production

ACCRA, Ghana — A research strategy to help boost rice production in Africa has been formally unveiled by the Africa…
Syria’s crops sheltered in Arctic doomsday seed vault

Syria’s crops sheltered in Arctic doomsday seed vault

STOCKHOLM — Chickpeas, fava beans and other seeds from a facility in Syria are among the 25,000 new samples being…
Zewail Science City active for the first time, but not without issues

Zewail Science City active for the first time, but not without issues

Recruitment for the Zewail City of Science and Technology’s research department is now underway as the scientific mega-complex in 6th…
Tiny detectives: Insects uncover forensic evidence

Tiny detectives: Insects uncover forensic evidence

"I will not let the blowfly know your whereabouts" — this Egyptian proverb is used to threaten to kill someone…
Garbage dumping and archaeological looting in Abu Sir alarm residents

Garbage dumping and archaeological looting in Abu Sir alarm residents

Since last January’s uprising, the archaeologically rich area of Abu Sir in the Giza Governorate has come to resemble an…
Fishermen blame aquaculture for diminishing wild fry population

Fishermen blame aquaculture for diminishing wild fry population

Alexandria-born fisherman Ali Mohsen has seen his profits ebb and flow with the tide. The salty septuagenarian spent his youth…
‘The Well,’ caught between tradition and progress

‘The Well,’ caught between tradition and progress

Ask about ideas of progress in Egypt and you’ll commonly hear: malls and villas away from downtown Cairo, American coffee…
Rangers’ protests: A new era for Egypt’s protectorates?

Rangers’ protests: A new era for Egypt’s protectorates?

Rangers working in several of Egypt’s protectorates staged sit-ins earlier this month for the first time to protest problems related…
Nawaya teaches sustainable agriculture to local farmers and Cairenes

Nawaya teaches sustainable agriculture to local farmers and Cairenes

An Egyptian group on Friday hosted the first of a series of workshops intended to demonstrate to farmers and other…
Experts: We must look for ecological root of H5N1 virus

Experts: We must look for ecological root of H5N1 virus

More must be done to understand the ecological roots of the spread of bird flu in Egypt, an epidemic that…
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