Ever seen a place that looks like another planet? Welcome to the Danakil Depression, one of the hottest, driest, and most ...

Discover the ultimate African highland trails for photographers and birdwatchers. Explore Ethiopia, Malawi, and Lesotho.

FILE - The framed hominid fossil "Lucy," is seen at a exhibition at the Ethiopian Natural History Museum in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Les Neuhaus, file) ...

Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with ...