ZOMBA, Malawi, August 24, 2012 (ENS) – Malawi’s Lake Chilwa could dry up completely in 2013 or 2014, scientists warn. The prediction has created fears of hunger and economic ruin among the more than ...

"Sex for fish." That unlikely phrase is used in some lakefront communities in sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the world where men catch the fish and women sell the catch to local customers. In ...

Water authorities have sounded the alarm after confirming that levels in Lake Malawi have surged to their highest point in years, underscoring growing pressure on surrounding communities and raising ...

Researchers have found that chunks of "flipped" DNA can help fish quickly adapt to new habitats and evolve into new species, acting as evolutionary "superchargers." CABI has published a "Guide to the ...

Dispatch No. 1, three weeks into Ross Exler’s solo paddling-plus-biking expedition to cross all of Africa’s Great Lakes, unsupported under human power. I have finished Lake Malawi, the first of the ...

Women do laundry on the banks of the Rukuru River in Malawi's Karonga district. (Photo by Nicole Johnston / Oxfam) KARONGA, Malawi, November 25, 2014 (ENS) – Paladin Africa Ltd, which mines uranium ...

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Three heroic teams of oarsmen from Thomas Miller P&I in London as well as sister team at Thomas Miller Asia-Pacific have all successfully completed their legs of the Big Row charity event. In total ...