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

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.

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

Under our feet, processes are occurring that could reshape the world map in the long run. Africa, although it seems like a ...

Under our feet, processes are occurring that could reshape the world map in the long run. Africa, although it seems like a ...

The country is located in a geologically active region, the East African Rift System ... and at what kind of magnitudes and sizes. Detailed maps that identify areas at risk are essential.

Volcanoes and earthquakes are both natural phenomena driven by the dynamic processes that shape Earth’s interior and surface.

In the scorching deserts of East Africa, the ground is slowly ... and the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea will flood into the rift, creating a new ocean. Maps exhibiting the world’s oceanic waters.

The study comes from an international team of researchers working at the Oldupai Gorge site in Tanzania, who analyzed various excavated items – including bones, plant fossils, sediment, and stone ...

The riches thought to lie beneath Greenland's icy terrain have been coveted for more than a century. But how easy are they to access, and will climate change make any difference?