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Seismic Imaging Reveals Ultra-Thin Crust at Turkana Rift Signaling Advanced Breakup Stage

The result points to a rift segment closer to new seafloor than once thought, with any ocean still millions of years away.

Virtual Reconstruction Reveals Little Foot’s Face, Hinting East African Affinities

Oldest, Most Complete Homo Habilis Skeleton Described From Kenya

New Analysis Points to Bipedal Sahelanthropus 7 Million Years Ago

Kenyan Site Reveals 300,000 Years of Early Oldowan Toolmaking

Rebuilt Million-Year-Old Skull Recasts Early Human Family Tree