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Mushrooms and termites - Symbiotic relationship
Mushrooms migrate to Madagascar by termite. Mushrooms are considered as a food source for converting cellulose.
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Oceanography
Positioning waves cause whales to die in mass
When about 100 whales strayed into the shallow waters of Loza of Madagascar in May and June 2008, scientists suspected that underwater positioning waves played a role in…
Archeology
Elephant birds are nocturnal and blind
Researchers at the University of Texas say the bird, once living in Madagascar, is a nocturnal species and is likely to be blind, based on studying its brain shape.
Archeology
The half-toned bird suspected of being massacred to extinction
The team of scientists led by the London Zoological Society (ZSL) studies the skeleton of two giant birds found on Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, Fox News reported yest…
Archeology
The intact egg of a bird weighs half a ton
Aepyornis eggs, or elephant birds, are a valuable source of food for residents of Madagascar
Archeology
Jura crocodile sharp teeth like tyrants
A 7m-long Jurassic Crocodile is the top carnivore in Madagascar with teeth and the ability to stand upright like a tyrant dinosaur.
Archeology
Discover the treasure of the notorious 17th century pirate off the coast of Madagascar
The Scottish pirate's treasure was discovered off the coast of Madagascar.
Archeology
Explore the underwater graveyard in Madagascar
A group of international experts returned from the first expedition in three flooded caves in Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, carrying large fossils to find a solution t…
Archeology
Found the missing piece of ancient continent
The land on the surface of the globe was once incorporated as Rodinia's supercontinent, and now experts say it has found its remains buried under the Indian Ocean.
Archeology
Discover new dinosaurs
Fossil dinosaur fossils in Madagascar have been identified as a new species, once present on the surface of the world about 90 million years ago.
Archeology
Discover a small continent hidden under lava in the islands of Reunion and Mauritius
Both Reunion and Mauritius are popular tourist destinations. Recently scientists have discovered that these islands are
Archeology
The extinct lemur was discovered in Madagascar
The third species of the Palaeopropithecus extinct group of lemurs has just been discovered by the Franco-Madagascan team in northwest Madagascar.
Archeology
The brain size of a dwarf hobbit can be explained by the hippo island's life
The ancient Madagascan hippopotamus has helped to find out why the hobbits are so small, according to a report from scientists at the Natural History Museum in the Natur…
Archeology
Discovered the ancient frog that used to eat dinosaur meat
Scientists yesterday announced the discovery of a large amphibian species that lives in northwest Madagascar about 65-70 million years ago. The creature is called
Space science
Amazing phenomenon - the annular fire ring glows in the sky on September 1
Astronomers in Central Africa, Madagascar and the South Indian Ocean will have the opportunity to see this amazing astronomical phenomenon.