Topic: Lake Turkana
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Mary Leakey: Matriarch to three generations of archaeology royalty
Beginning with Louis and Mary Leakey, the Leakey family has made a name for itself in archaeology and anthropology.
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China's role in funding Ethiopian dam draws ire
Ethiopia says construction of a dam along the Omo River will create needed electrical power for itself and Kenya, and channel water for food production. Environmentalists worry it could drain a Kenyan desert lake central to people's livelihoods.
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Fossil discovery complicates Homo sapiens' family tree (+video)
A team led by renowned paleoanthropologist Meave Leakey has discovered new fossils that they say suggests that our apelike ancestors shared their habitat with other hominid species.
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Was ancient crocodile world's largest?
Researchers have recently unearthed what they think may have been the biggest crocodile ever to have lived on Earth.
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Change Agent A Kenyan woman stands up against a massive dam project
Ikal Angelei is helping lead a campaign to stop construction of the Gibe III dam in Ethiopia that threatens the water supply and way of life of tens of thousands of indigenous people.
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Africa Rising: Economic progress vs. cultural preservation in Ethiopia
Ethiopia's state project to make it into one of the world's top sugar producers requires the resettling of semi-nomadic herders in permanent villages. Which priority wins out: cultural preservation or economic progress?
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Africans planning electric power with climate change in mind
Africa is set to be hit hard by climate change, and it already faces the highest electric power costs in the world. But new initiatives could put Africa at forefront in adapting alternative energies.
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