Africa's beautiful lakes not only serve as key sources of water, food and transportation, but also act as borders—both ...

This jaw-droppingly beautiful African country boasts some of the most spectacular landscapes in the world, including one of the biggest lakes.

Unlike many other large lakes, its waters never fully mix, creating distinct layers that support its marine life.

In our search for places remote and bizarre, we stumbled upon a lake in Tanzania so toxic that any living creature that comes in contact with the lakewater, turns into stone-quite literally.

A curious connection between an ancient supernova and virus diversification in one of Earth's biggest lakes means that crazy ...

The problem is understudied in Africa's main lakes, including its largest - Lake Victoria. Past research on cyanoHABs has mostly used microscopy to study the kinds found there, but microscopy ...

Huang Xia, special representative of UN secretary-general, visiting countries in Great Lakes region ahead of UN Security ...

Amid growing concerns over the looming crisis in health development funding, leaders from the Great Lakes region convened Tuesday in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital.

Lake Natron in Tanzania is extremely toxic with high alkalinity, turning animals into stone-like statues. Despite this, the lake is a crucial breeding ground for lesser flamingos, who thrive on ...