Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.

But sometime in the very distant future, there may be a new guest: a sixth ocean. As a result of movement from the East ...

Roughly 250 million years ago, traveling from present-day Australia to North America would have been surprisingly simple-a ...

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

Africa is slowly tearing apart, and scientists are watching closely. The continent’s shifting plates could create a new ...

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

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

Scientists are predicting that Earth's eighth continent could develop a lot sooner than initially thought. We'll be long dead ...

A scientist has warned that an area of East Africa could break away from the rest of the continent sooner than previously ...

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

At 4,000 miles long and 30–40 miles wide, the East African Rift (EAR) system is one of the geologic wonders of the world.

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ...