Early humans relied on simple stone tools for 300,000 years in a changing east African landscape

Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago.
The Independent

Why East Africa’s true Safari lies beyond the obvious

East Africa holds a special place in the hearts of wildlife lovers and adventure seekers. Its vast savannas, mist-covered ...
Travel + Leisure

There's So Much More to East Africa Than Its Wildlife — Like an Active Volcano and a Collapsed Caldera With a Pearly Blue Lake

Kenya and Tanzania, the East African countries most often chosen for safari, are justifiably famous for their wildlife. For many travelers, seeing the region’s dazzling animals — lions, elephants, ...
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Why Is Africa Splitting Into Two Continents?

Africa is undergoing a gradual geological transformation, with tectonic forces slowly pulling the continent apart. This process, driven by movements along the East African Rift System, is separating ...
The Conversation

Birds of east Africa: new book reveals their extraordinary diversity and changing behaviour

Colin Beale receives funding from The Leverhulme Trust, Defra, USAID and the Natural Environment Research Council. Like millions of people around the world, I love watching birds. They’re so ...