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

In the arid deserts of Ethiopia, a geological marvel has been quietly unfolding since 2005—a 35-mile-long fissure known as ...

Earth's five oceans were formed by the constant movement of tectonic plates beneath us, and the same process is already ...

Known as the East African Rift, it stretches 3,500 kilometers from the Red Sea to Mozambique, according to the Geological Society of London. The East African Rift, extending from the Red Sea to ...

Tuesday's loss against the Maple Leafs should serve as a reminder to the Flames of how best to squander their tenuous hold on ...

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was impeached Wednesday on a range of accusations that include plotting to ...

An ocean may in time develop from a rift in the Afar Triangle, in the Horn of Africa which will be close to America.

Somalia and Ethiopia announced on 11 January that they would restore full diplomatic relations following the president of Somalia‘s visit to Addis Ababa to heal a year-long rift that threatened ...

Africa is broken. It is being dissected by the famous East African Rift which extends over a length of 5000 km along the eastern side of Africa and seems poised to destroy Africa as we know it.

Recent scientific discoveries reveal two extraordinary phenomena that could change our understanding of Earth's hydrology.

Ocean’s Cradle As the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea flood the Rift Valley, an ocean will form, dramatically altering ecosystems, economies, and livelihoods in the region. Though spanning millions of ...

The Afar triple point is of this type. Here, the tree arms are the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Ethiopian rift. Two of these have rifted far enough that the old continental crust has split and ...