A geological upheaval of unprecedented magnitude is underway in East Africa: the gradual birth of a new ocean. This ...

Scientists have discovered a pulsating magma plume beneath Africa’s Afar region, slowly splitting the continent. This Rift ...

A group of researchers from across the world has found that a steady, rhythmic pulse deep beneath Ethiopia’s Afar region, ...

The animators of Disney’s The Lion King traveled to a park with dramatic landscapes in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley to get a feel for, as Mufasa puts it, the great circle of life.

Oldoinyo Lengai, Masai for 'Mountain of God', in the East African Rift Valley is a volcano with a difference. It is the only active volcano on Earth that expels molten carbonate rich in sodium and ...

The Kenyan government has reported to the African Court that financial constraints and political reshuffles have stalled its compliance to implement the Ogiek Court ruling.

Beneath Ethiopia, the Earth’s mantle is pulsing like a slow, steady heartbeat, slowly tearing Africa apart and laying the ...

Rhythmic pulsing deep beneath landlocked east Africa is literally tearing the continent apart. But while the effects won’t arrive on the planet’s surface for a while, the end result is an entirely new ...

East Valley’s Savanna Oberg turns around rough start in high school with resilience to graduate Wed., June 4, 2025 Savanna Oberg made a decision her junior year to make positive changes in her life.

Scientists found that the speed at which continents split apart directly influences how molten rock flows deep beneath ...