A Discovery to Remember
“It was the color, the texture, the shape that stood out in the landscape and when I examined it for a closer look [...]
My experience at the Turkana Basin Institute
My name is Chloe Woodley and my experience and time at the Turkana Basin Institute has been nothing short of amazing and inspiring! [...]
Uncovering the Layers of Geology with the Harvard Summer Program
Amongst the huge sedimentary rocks that stand tall in Turkana Basin’s landscape, the Harvard Summer Program students spent their time at Lothagam, a [...]
Diving into Lake Turkana’s Systems with the Harvard Summer Program
The Harvard Summer Program of 2025 was in full swing as students were learning about the different components of the East African Rift [...]
Made to Choose Between Dignity and Education
In a classroom at Kerio primary school, Sharon Odero a school teacher marks attendance. Again, some names are missing. Those [...]
New York to Northern Kenya: Katie Swartvagher’s Field School Experience
When Katie Swartvagher graduated early this in May 2025, with a BA in Anthropology from Stony Brook University, she carried [...]
Science and Sustainability: Inside TBI’s Illeret Campus
On the remote eastern edge of Lake Turkana, at the corner of Marsabit County and a stone throw from the [...]
A Day in the Life of a TBI Intern
Inside the TBI Internship Program and What its Like to Be an Intern Kenya faces a [...]
4 days and 3 Nights in Buluk
Welcome to the Buluk Blog of the TBI Origins Field School: Spring 2025. I’m your author, Katie, a senior at [...]
Turkana Basin Institute 2024 Annual Report
Dear Friends and Supporters, Many greetings and it is my great pleasure to share our 2024 Annual Report with you. 2024 has continued our trajectory [...]
The Turkana Residency: Disrupting the Nature Narrative
An Intersection of poetry, science, and ancestral memory Poetry equals art, or perhaps, it’s the other way around. But what [...]
Exploring Kenya’s Living Landscape: Immersed in Nature
The Spring 2025 Origins Field School launched earlier this year with students from Stony Brook, University College London, the University [...]
Stargazing in Turkana: Inspiring Africa’s Future in Astronomy
In the Turkana Basin, where fossils tell stories of evolution, a different kind of exploration is taking place. Scientists at [...]
Exploring Science, Culture and Sustainability in Turkana
Something exciting is happening at the Turkana Basin Institute (TBI), 16 students from Stonybrook University under the Simons STEM Scholars [...]
Harvard Summer Program in Kenya: Week Six
The sixth and final week of the Harvard Summer Program in Kenya began with a day of R&R back at [...]
Fossil Footprints Offer Direct Evidence for Two Different Human Species
Research Raises Questions About the Role of Competition in Human Evolution Turkana Basin Institute, Nairobi, Kenya - November 28th [...]
Harvard Summer Program in Kenya: Week Five
Week five of the Harvard Summer Program in Kenya began on Sunday, June 30th: our first full day back at TBI after [...]
Dr. Dino J. Martins becomes Director of TBI, beginning September 1st, 2024
Photo of Dr. Martins on Lake Turkana’s Central Island courtesy of Liam Frederick Stony Brook University announced that noted Kenyan entomologist [...]
Harvard Summer Program in Kenya: Week Four
The fourth week of the Harvard Summer Program in Kenya began with a day of rest and relaxation at Eliye Springs Resort on [...]
Harvard Summer Program in Kenya: Week Three
The third week began with a rest day on Sunday, June 16th. Students practiced Swahili with Duncan over [...]