Madagascar

A mineral used in electronics, automotive and even in cosmetics to add sparkle to makeup is being mined in Madagascar by an underground army of child laborers, NBC News reports. Mica is mined by hand in a cluster of sites in Madagascar, an island nation of 25.5 million people located off the southeast coast of Africa. NBC News traveled more...

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Pope Francis insisted Sunday that poverty isn’t inevitable and that the poor deserve the dignity of work as he visited a rock quarry in Madagascar where hundreds of people toil rather than scavenge in the capital’s biggest dump. Francis appealed for new development strategies to fight global poverty as he visited the Akamasoa project, or “City of Friendship,” which soars...

In Mexico City, a restaurant serving dishes advertised as pre-Hispanic and exotic offers diners “tarantula tacos” and “cockroaches of Madagascar.”

A Buffalo museum has made a rare discovery within its own collection: a fully intact egg from the extinct elephant bird that until now, was thought to be fake.

More than 10,000 critically endangered radiated tortoises were found in a Madagascar home as part of what’s believed to be an illegal pet trade.

Anyone who has seen Kristen Bell break down in (happy) hysterics over a sloth knows the actress’ affinity for animals, especially those of the cute and cuddly variety. So when the people behind the new IMAX original film “Pandas” asked “The Good Place” star if she would consider narrating the documentary, it was a no-brainer.

Ring-tailed lemurs were introduced to the San Diego Zoo’s new Madagascar Forest Habitat on Friday.

A group of keepers at the San Diego Zoo are moonlighting as divers, forming a team that will help care for a new seawater habitat that will be home to penguins, fish and, eventually, leopard sharks.

The San Diego Zoo is rolling out its first-ever dive team, comprised of keepers who will help care for a 200,000-gallon habitat that will house African penguins, fish and California leopard sharks at the zoo’s new “Conrad Prebys Africa Rocks” exhibit.

The 75-year-old star announced the news on her social media accounts Saturday, saying “we cherish every moment of the 14 years we had with her.”

Elephants, giraffes, lemurs, and even a cockroach at the Oakland Zoo have been exploring their creative sides to produce colorful paintings that will be auctioned for charity.