We tend to think earthquakes are predominantly driven by deep-Earth forces. But in Kenya’s Lake Turkana Rift, researchers ...

Along the dry shores of northern Kenya, a long turquoise lake quietly records the tug of deep forces. Lake Turkana looks ...

The 14th Marsabit Lake Turkana Cultural Festival is scheduled to take place from December 3rd to 7th, 2025, in Loiyangalani, Marsabit County. This event is a celebration of the region’s rich cultural ...

The Omo-Turkana Basin, where the Omo River drains into Lake Turkana in Africa, has been one of the three most valuable regions for the study of hominin evolution in Africa. Since the 1960s, many large ...

The discovery of Kenyanthropus platyops in Kenya’s Lake Turkana region has forced scientists to rethink the human lineage.

An aerial view of Lake Turkana, the world’s largest permanent desert lake. A recent study reveals that climate-driven fluctuations in lake levels can significantly influence fault activity in the ...

All is set for the 14th Edition of the Marsabit Lake TurkanaCultural Festival, scheduled for December 3–7, 2025, in the lakeside town ofLoiyangalani.The annual event, one of Kenya’s most vibrant ...

Lake Turkana sits in a tectonic basin formed by the East African Rift. Fed mainly by the Omo River, its levels and size have long been shaped by climate-driven shifts in rainfall and evaporation.

2018: Potential irreversible loss of the property’s OUV caused by impacts of various development projects on the Omo River (Kuraz irrigation project, Gibe III dam) on water and nutrient flow into Lake ...