This continent may be dividing in two, according to a startling finding on the map of Earth. Africa is expected to split but only within millions of years.

Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

While the actual dramatic split and creation of a new continent and ocean are at least a million years away and we'll all ...

as tectonic plates pull apart along the East African Rift System, according to scientists. Experts have long known that portions of the continent are separating by as much as 0.3 inches a year in ...

For decades, geologists have been closely monitoring developments in the East African Rift (EAR) system - a fissure, which stretches 4,000 miles long and 30–40 miles wide along the deserts of ...

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ...

The East African Rift, stretching from Mozambique to the Red Sea, sets the stage for a new ocean. The African and Somali plates diverge at 0.8 cm annually, forming a 60-km-long rift in Ethiopia ...

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an ...