Animals, not drought, shaped our ancestors' environment
Monday, June 26, 2017 - 14:22
in Biology & Nature
The shores of Lake Turkana, in Kenya, are dry and inhospitable, with grasses as the dominant plant type. It hasn't always been that way. Over the last four million years, the Omo-Turkana basin has seen a range of climates and ecosystems, and has also seen significant steps in human evolution.