World Earth Day: A new landscape on the horizon
Changes in the East African rift system suggest that the African continent could split into two
Humanity’s birthplace: why everyone alive today can call northern Botswana home
Earliest population of modern humans arose 200,000 years ago in an area that covers parts of modern-day Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe
Big helium reserve found in Tanzania
Helium is extremely rare on the earth. Its concentration in Tanzania could be 54 billion cubic feet in just one part of the Rift Valley
Five little-known diseases to watch out for in 2017
Emerging diseases on which the experts are keeping a close eye
Volcanoes play their own role in warming Earth: Study
It also found that all volcanoes on the planet are emitting carbon dioxide
FAO, Swiss Institute team up to fight bird flu and other infectious diseases
Both organisations are developing tools to improve early detection of such pandemics
Superplume splitting Africa
Rift could be replaced by ocean in 50 million years