East Africa
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Tackling Severe Air Pollution in Africa
An atmospheric scientist has been working to measure and mitigate a longtime health crisis afflicting much of the continent.
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Photo Essay: Seeking Humanity’s Roots
East Africa’s rift valley is considered by many to be the cradle of humanity. In the Turkana region of northwest Kenya, researchers Christopher Lepre and Tanzhuo Liu of Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory are cooperating with colleagues to study questions of human evolution, from the creation of the earliest stone tools to climate swings that…
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New Support For Human Evolution In Grasslands
A 24 Million-Year Record of African Plants Plumbs Deep Past
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Did the Oceans Influence Human Evolution?
Scientists often invoke climate as a possible factor in human evolution; but only recently have they developed the ability to get enough information about past climates and related fossil evidence to see any details. A half-dozen leading paleontologists and climate scientists discussed recent advances in a symposium this week at the annual meeting of the…
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East Africa Drought Is “Exceptional”
Climate scientist Simon Mason talks about the drought and the role of climate information in disaster preparedness and response.
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Humans Shaped Stone Axes 1.8 Million Years Ago, Study Says
Evidence Pushes Advanced Tool-Making Methods Back in Time
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The Role of Drought in the Horn of Africa Famine
Let’s get this out of the way. The current famine in the Horn of Africa isn’t caused by drought. Rather, a complex mix of societal and political factors created a dangerous situation. The worst drought in 60 years (pdf) is what pushed that situation over the edge into a humanitarian crisis. However, just as these…
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Google Grant to Researchers Aims at Climate-Connected Disease
Work in Ethiopia Will Aid Predictions of Malaria, Meningitis Outbreaks
