Roughly 20 miles off the coast of west Africa, sits a volcanic relic now completely blanketed in equatorial rainforest: the island of Bioko. It's home to some very rare species, including the drill -- ...

The gigantic leatherback turtle shoveled black sand backward to cover her freshly deposited eggs, then paused to catch her breath before resuming the task, fulfilling the ancient imperative to produce ...

In February, Drexel University President John Fry and a group of Drexel leaders visited the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in support of the Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program (BBPP), an academic ...

A malaria vaccine that can provide up to 100% protection against the disease will be tested in a large clinical trial for the first time, to study its efficacy under real-world conditions. The trial ...

The males of the new species are black with yellow stripes, while the females have yellow and red patches, according to a study. Getty / iStock On a small volcanic island off the northwest coast of ...

In 2019, BIMCP evolved into the Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project (BIMEP), with ambitions to ultimately interrupt malaria transmission on Bioko. Progress has been extraordinary: the mortality ...

Bioko Island, a biodiversity hotspot and part of Equatorial Guinea, is home to seven primate species and others like duikers, which are sold in local markets catering to the urban rich. A recent study ...