The African continent is splitting along a triple junction of rifts that converge in Afar, Ethiopia. A new ocean may take ...

New Delhi: In a concerning development, Africa is slowly undergoing geological changes due to tectonic forces, which are causing the continent to split apart. According to the study, due to the ...

Africa is breaking apart along a giant crack that will form a new ocean between two large masses of land millions of years from now, the latest research shows. The split is taking place along the East ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A pulsing mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is gradually forming a new ocean. | Credit: Dr Derek Keir ...

Did you know that continents are still moving and that in a few hundred million years, Earth will look very different? Scientists studying tectonic plates have discovered how parts of Africa are ...

It'll take tens of millions of years, but Africa may eventually split into two parts. While geologists have known about this possibility for a while, it became news recently when a large crack, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A shot of the Main Ethiopian Rift, taken at Boset Volcano in Ethiopia. - Courtesy Prof. Thomas Gernon/University of Southampton ...