Research highlights the importance of female baboons in maintaining strong family bonds, which contributes to their social structure. Baboons are highly adaptable primates found across sub-Saharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, thriving in diverse habitats due to their ecological and dietary flexibility. The study draws on behavioral ecology to understand how these factors influence baboon behavior.

A study published in The Conversation Africa discusses how oxygen atoms found in 15-million-year-old giant eggshells from the Namib desert provide insights into how plants responded to a hotter Earth during the Miocene Epoch. The eggs, laid by extinct relatives of ostriches, serve as time capsules of ancient air, revealing climatic conditions of that era, which is considered an intermediate geological period between the age of dinosaurs and more recent times.

Recent advancements in DNA testing now allow for determining a child's paternity with 99.99% certainty. In Nigeria, this development has sparked discussions about the need for a similar method to assess governance and public administration, especially in light of recent shocking events, according to Leadership (NG).

The article discusses the Ruparelia Empire's efforts to integrate conservation into Ugandan tourism, highlighting a journey to the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Starting from the Speke Resort Munyonyo, travelers embark on a high-speed boat ride across Lake Victoria to reach the sanctuary, which is crucial for primate conservation in East Africa.

A dead whale weighing approximately 12 tonnes has been removed from the beaches of Muanda in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Al Jazeera.

Nigerian biologist Rachel Ikemeh has been awarded the 2026 Rolex Award for her significant contributions to conservation in the Niger Delta. Her community-led project has protected thousands of hectares of forest and has successfully doubled the population of the critically endangered red colobus monkey, according to BellaNaija.