Rhythmic pulsing deep beneath landlocked east Africa is literally tearing the continent apart. But while the effects won’t ...

Deep beneath East Africa, scientists have discovered powerful forces at work that could eventually split the continent in two ...

In East Africa's Afar Depression, scientists have discovered that fresh lava from deep within the Earth's mantle is driving ...

A massive crack in East Africa is growing fast. Scientists believe it could one day split the continent and form Earth’s ...

FILE - A worker installs names of the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on the wall of the Tsunami Museum ahead of the 10th anniversary of the killer waves in Banda Aceh, Aceh province ...

Millions of years from now, Northern Africa could be home to a new ocean as tectonic plates pull apart along the East African Rift System, scientists say. Experts have long known that portions of ...

Their slow movements have built mountains, split continents, and now, they’re rewriting the future of East Africa. In this case, the Somalian plate is drifting away from the Nubian plate.

Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

France favors a system where the islands would be jointly managed by the two countries, but the U.K.'s decision last year to hand over control of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to ...

It is estimated that it will take millions of years for ships to sail on what will be the world's newest ocean. Known as the East African Rift system, the crack extends over 3,500 kilometres ...

Scientists say Africa is slowly splitting in two due to molten rock pulses beneath Ethiopia, potentially forming a new ocean ...