Kenya
A Journey to Obama’s Kenya
The dusty village where Barack Obama’s father was raised had high hopes after his son was elected president. What has happened since then?
May 2012 |
By Joshua Hammer
Pop-Up Relief in Kenya’s Slums
Solar-powered huts built by a Montana-based construction company provide two big needs: water and cellphone power
October 13, 2011 |
By Meera Subramanian
Man-Eaters of Tsavo
They are perhaps the world’s most notorious wild lions. Their ancestors were vilified more than 100 years ago as the man-eaters of Tsavo
January 2010 |
By Paul Raffaele
Hominids’ African Origins, 50 Years Later
Before Mary Leakey’s discovery of hominid fossils in East Africa, many experts thought that human ancestors evolved in Asia
July 23, 2009 |
By Laura Helmuth
Day 2: What Can Researchers Do To Save the Savannah?
Between water shortages, erosion, and human population growth, the ecosystem and the animals of Kenya face serious risks
June 26, 2009 |
By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Day 5: Bird Watching and Animal Tracking
Living among the African wildlife, Smithsonian researchers are busy studying the symbiotic relationships between flora and fauna
June 26, 2009 |
By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Day 1: Seeing Kenya from the Sky
Despite many travel delays, Smithsonian Secretary Clough arrives in Kenya ready to study the African wildlife at the Mpala Ranch
June 16, 2009 |
By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Who's Laughing Now?
Long maligned as nasty scavengers, hyenas turn out to be protective parents and accomplished hunters
May 2008 |
By Steve Kemper
Head Case
Two fossils found in Kenya raise evolutionary questions
August 01, 2007 |
By Robin T. Reid
Death in Happy Valley
A son of the colonial aristocracy goes on trial for killing a poacher in Kenya, where an exploding human population is heightening tensions and stretching resources to the breaking point
February 2007 |
By Richard Conniff
An orphanage for some big babies
Daphne Sheldrick has turned her Nairobi home into a nursery and rehabilitation center for infant elephants who have lost their families
March 1997 |
By Jim Leachman
