Africa is undergoing a gradual geological transformation, with tectonic forces slowly pulling the continent apart. This ...
A scientist has warned that an area of East Africa could break away from the rest of the continent sooner than previously ...
Before Plate Tectonics arrived and different collisions ... Future Continental Breakup: If rifting continues, the Horn of Africa may eventually separate from the main African continent, forming ...
Millions of years from now, northern Africa could be home to a new ocean, as tectonic plates pull apart along the East African Rift System, according to scientists. Experts have long known that ...
A rift that appeared overnight in Kenya is several miles long, and some believe it is a sign the continent is splitting in two. Chip Reid reports on what possibly caused this crack. https://t.co ...
“The African continent is undergoing a slow, monumental split due to tectonic plate movements in the Afar Triangle. A new ...
By Julian James The emergence of this new ocean is tied to the gradual movement of tectonic plates. The African, Arabian, and Somali plates are drifting apart, creating the East African Rift—a ...
Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...
Six of the majors are named for the continents embedded within them, such as the North American, African, and Antarctic plates. Though smaller in size, the minors are no less important when it ...