The continent’s landscape is evolving as large tectonic plates shift. Eventually, the Eastern countries will separate from ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

"You'll be feeling earthquakes, you'll be seeing volcanoes erupt ... began to be torn apart when a three-pronged fissure grew between Africa, South America, and North America.

On volcanoes, a fissure is an elongated fracture or crack at the surface from which lava erupts. Fissure eruptions typically dwindle to a central vent after a period of hours or days. Occasionally ...

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

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 ...

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 ...