Scientists have used chemical isotopes in ancient soil to measure prehistoric tree cover -- in effect, shade -- and found that grassy, tree-dotted savannas prevailed at most East African sites ...

A Travel + Leisure A-List advisor dishes on how to go beyond wildlife spotting in East Africa. Kenya and Tanzania, the East African countries most often chosen for safari, are justifiably famous for ...

Scientists using chemical isotopes in ancient soil to measure prehistoric tree cover -- in effect, shade -- have found that grassy, tree-dotted savannas prevailed at most East African sites where ...

While many scientists think East Africa was forested before 2 million years ago and savannas emerged only afterward, Cerling said, the new findings suggest that during the development of ...

East Africa’s early apes were not hanging onto forests as lush woodlands gradually gave way to grasslands. Instead, early apes were already taking advantage of more open habitats that shifted ...

Wild Canids of East Africa. The social systems of wild canids (doglike mammals) across the globe are built on monogamy, and the wild canids of the savanna are no exception.