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Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano

Earth

Tanzanian volcano blast could destroy ancient hominin footprints

If Ol Doinyo Lengai erupts, iconic prints at Laetoli and another set at Engare Sero are at risk

Earth

World’s largest annual wildlife drowning boosts river ecosystem

wildebeest

Earth

‘Devil weeds’ threaten wildebeest migrations in Serengeti

Tanganyikan cichlid

Environment

Fish recognise friends and foes through their unique faces

Migrating wildebeest

Environment

‘Devil weeds’ threaten wildebeest migrations in Serengeti

Environment

East Africa’s drought threatens iconic wildebeest migration

Testing person suspected of having Ebola in Liberia in 2014

Health

Ebola once again on the prowl as emergency teams stand ready

Some of the best early human bones ever found

Humans

Homo naledi is only 250,000 years old – here’s why that matters

Environment

Deep learning tells giraffes from gazelles in the Serengeti

São Tomé grosbeak

Environment

World’s largest canary discovered on island of giants and dwarfs

Zoologger is our weekly column highlighting extraordinary animals – and occasionally other organisms – from around the world

Environment

Stop killing lions for their bones to make bogus aphrodisiacs

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Indian Ocean version of El Niño behind drought in East Africa

Environment

New species of bushbaby found in disappearing forests of Angola

Earth

Long-lost continent found submerged deep under Indian Ocean