5,000-Year-Old Turkana Stone Beads Provide Glimpse of Herder Life in East Africa; Mortuary Traditions Reflect Behavior to Environmental Changes

Medicine & Technology Nov 15, 2023

Researchers examined the stone beads found at the Turkana pillar sites and gained insights on the mortuary traditions of early herders. Learn more about it in this article.

Crocodile-Like Beast That Roamed In Tanzania 240 Million Years Ago Discovered, Gets New Name

Feb 11, 2022

The paleontologists at the University of Birmingham discovered the fossilized remains of a new crocodile-like species in Tanzania.

Ecosystem Engineers: Oldest Evidence to Date of Humans Changing Entire Ecosystems with Fire

May 06, 2021

It's no question that for better or for worse, humans have actively take a role in shaping the ecosystems they've been a part of - and a new study might've found the oldest evidence to date.

Researchers Develop Environmental Models to Fight Africa's Desert Locusts

Nov 22, 2020

For the first time in several decades, East Africa experienced a modern locust plague. Researchers from ICIPE developed environmental models identifying breeding sites, which may be the most effective method in avoiding another massive infestation.

How a Beaked Whale Fossil May Reveal Origins of Humanities First Steps

Mar 17, 2015

In a study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers with the University of Potsdam in Germany say that they may have found the origin of man’s first steps on land with the rediscovery of a 17 million year old fossil of a beaked whale once native to East Africa. The fossil, which was original unearthed in 1964, but lost for nearly half a century after the skull was misplaced, is the oldest known fossil of a beaked whale and strongly suggests an exact time for when the East African plateau was once turned into a savannah.