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Ethiopia

A crew of about a dozen people handle a sediment core at their scientific drilling site at Chew Bahir in Ethiopia.
Posted inNews

Did a Chaotic Climate Drive Human Evolution?

by Elise Cutts 7 November 202231 October 2023

A new 620,000-year climate record from East Africa reveals dramatic swings between wet and dry conditions that may have influenced human evolution.

Assorted foods laying on a table
Posted inGeoFIZZ

Five Culinary Winners and Losers of Climate Change

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 16 April 202125 October 2022

From wines in Canada to mushrooms in the Czech Republic, some foods will fare better than others on a hot planet.

People sort through coffee beans on huge outdoor tables.
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Ethiopia’s Coffee-Growing Areas May Be Headed for the Hills

by M. T. Tollera 10 September 202018 October 2021

New research suggests climate change may radically redefine the regions best suited to grow one of Ethiopia’s most valuable crops.

Schematic showing behavior of magma in the Main Ethiopian Rift
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Gas-Rich, Transcrustal Magma Storage in the Main Ethiopian Rift

by Claudio Faccenna 14 August 202024 March 2023

Increments of melt trapped in crystals reveal upper crustal magmas in the Main Ethiopian Rift are rich in water and other volatiles, leading to extensive diffuse degassing and hydrothermal systems.

Aerial image of the summit caldera of Erta Ale volcano
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Are We Seeing a New Ocean Starting to Form in Africa?

Erik Klemetti, Science Writer by Erik Klemetti 8 May 202018 October 2022

Although shallow magma storage at Erta Ale volcano hints at a rift-to-ridge transition, the tectonic future of the Afar region is far from certain.

Photo of rocky hot springs covered by yellow microbial mats
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Microbes Spotted in “Polyextreme” Hot Springs

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 24 June 20194 January 2023

Hot springs that are as acidic as battery acid are home to single-celled microorganisms that may indicate that life could have been sustained on ancient Mars.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Modified Technique to Remotely Detect Subsurface Melt

by C. Schultz 5 March 201524 March 2023

Adapting a much-used analytical method to consider anisotropy opens up the approach to new uses.

Posted inScience Updates

Reading History From Afar

by B. Atnafu, T. Kidane, A. Foubert, D. Jaramillo-Vogel, J.-C. Schaegis and J.-P. Henriet 30 January 201525 October 2022

A look at the sedimentary record in northern Ethiopia tells the story of oceans past—and maybe future.

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