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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

A 35-mile long fissure discovered in Ethiopia ... these plates irritate volcanoes and cause earthquakes. Eastern Africa is perched on the Somalia plate which has been pulling away from the ...

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 ...