The active Erta Ale volcano in the northern Afar region of Ethiopia. Mikhail Cheremkin/Shutterstock November 8, 2018 Tracking the hazards – and benefits – of volcanoes in East Africa Karen Fontijn, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) dan Gezahegn Yirgu, Addis Ababa University To be better prepared for future eruptions there’s a need to understand and monitor poorly known volcanoes, even in remote places.
matthieu Gallet / shutterstock Januari 5, 2017 Africa’s most toxic lakes are a paradise for fearless flamingos Paul Rose, University of Exeter Millions of birds breed in lakes so alkaline they can burn human skin.
Lucy, born 3.2m years ago. Pat Sullivan/AP November 7, 2013 How a changing landscape and climate shaped early humans Mark Maslin, UCL It should not be a surprise that East Africa was a hotbed of evolution, because over the last five million years everything about the landscape has changed. The extraordinary forces of plate tectonics…
Maret 29, 2012 Geology of Great Rift may be surprisingly ancient James Cook University Geological features of the Great Rift Valley, birthplace of the human species, may be much older than previously believed…