"This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...

In the 1997 action film "Dante's Peak," Pierce Brosnan plays the role of a volcanologist sent to investigate seismic activity ...

A new study from SapienCE reveals that early modern humans at Blombos Cave in South Africa used ochre as a specialized tool ...

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

The magma movement beneath the planet’s crust could be the early stages of a new ocean basin formation, which could slowly ...

A new study has provided a major update on why Africa is being split into two. The rift has been happening gradually for ...

This phenomenon, closely monitored by scientists, could ultimately divide the African continent and transform global geography. A giant crack in the heart of the Great Rift Valley Since 2005, the ...

East Africa is quietly transforming in ways most couldn't imagine. Deep beneath the surface, tectonic forces are reshaping the continent at an unprecedented speed. A massive rift is slowly carving a ...