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

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

Roughly 250 million years ago, traveling from present-day Australia to North America would have been surprisingly simple-a ...

The type of lava erupted by Nyiragongo and many volcanoes in the East Rift zone of Africa, called alkaline ... a large elongated fissure or fracture (as seen on the diagram above) or a tiny ...

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

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

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

The volcano's most recent eruption — from August 2014 through to February 2015 — was the largest outbreak in Iceland for more than 300 years. The eruption began when a large fissure opened up ...

The fissure measures about 1,000 feet long, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said new fissures, ground deformation and abundant volcanic gases indicate ...

Hundreds of visitors who traveled to watch a once-in-800-year volcano eruption near Iceland’s capital Reykjavik had to evacuate the area after steam and lava started spurting from a new fissure.

Scientists have known for the past two decades that Africa has been splitting. In 2005, Ethiopia experienced earthquakes that caused the appearance of a 35-mile-long fissure in the desert called ...