Lake Natron is a soda lake in northern Tanzania with a volcanic geology that maintains the water's pH around 10.5, which is almost as caustic as ammonia. Some life-forms thrive there nevertheless.

Archaeologists have long believed that humans didn’t start crafting tools from bone until between 250,000 and 500,000 years ...

Lake Natron, located in northern Tanzania, is a striking and unusual body of water. ... whose images of “stone” animals were published in his 2013 book, Across the Ravaged Land.

Scientists have described a newfound species of frog that does not ribbit in the rainforests of Tanzania's Ukaguru Mountains. The race is on to learn more about the unique biodiversity within these ...

Tanzania wants to evict Maasai for wildlife – but they’re fighting back. Community members are on a campaign to get international donors to defund their government and stop rights violations.

Scientists have recently described six new species of millipedes, including one from an entirely new genus, in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains.This brings the number of new species found in the ...

Bowman began taking a group of adventurous undergraduates to Tanzania for a deep dive into African wildlife and culture in 2004 and led his 11th group this past January. Speak to any of the UD ...

Along with elephants, the survey also confirmed that the populations of 25 other key mammal species in Tanzania have stabilized, including buffaloes, zebras, hartebeests, ...

Tanzania sets yearly quotas for animals to be hunted (50 elephants this year) and each hunting party must be monitored by an official. Image. Young elephants in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania.

A group of botanists has discovered a new species of rainforest tree in Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains. A total of around 100 mature trees were found growing in two village land forest reserves ...

Lake Natron is a soda lake in northern Tanzania with a volcanic geology that maintains the water's pH around 10.5, which is almost as caustic as ammonia. Some life-forms thrive there nevertheless.