The East African Rift threatens to split the massive contient into two plates in the distant future, though geological events ...

Africa is undergoing a gradual geological transformation, with tectonic forces slowly pulling the continent apart. This ...

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

A 35-mile-long fissure in East Africa signals the continents gradual separation, leading to the formation of a new ocean in ...

Africa's tectonic plates have collided to form large mountains and pulled apart to create vast basins; they now appear to be splitting the continent in two. "What might happen is that the waters ...

Scientists have known for the past two decades that Africa has been splitting. In 2005, Ethiopia experienced earthquakes that caused the appearance of a 35-mile-long fissure in the desert called ...

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

Africa could be torn apart like paper amidst warnings a chunk of the continent is breaking away. An area of East Africa could be separated from the continent sooner than previously thought, with a ...

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

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

Future Continental Breakup: If rifting continues, the Horn of Africa may eventually separate from the main African continent, forming a new ocean basin.