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, scientists say. Experts have long known that portions of the ...

In recent years, a large group of geologists has gathered enough evidence to support the recognition of an eighth. It’s ...

In one of the hottest places on Earth, along an arid stretch of East Africa’s Afar region, it’s possible to stand on the exact spot where, deep underground, the continent is splitting apart. This ...

Cleaning up our oceans will be no easy task. Plastics are more prevalent than ever, and thousands of miles of microplastic soup is an unprecedented mess. And it’s everywhere-- microplastics are ...

Africa is gradually splitting in two. As with most geological processes, it unfolds at a glacial pace over millions of years, ...

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Earth scientists have discovered how continents are slowly peeled from beneath, fuelling volcanic activity in an unexpected place: the oceans. The research, led by the University of Southampton, shows ...

Humanity may soon boast two motherlands. Geologists studying plate tectonics of Africa have revealed that the continent that’s home to 54 countries is splitting up. The fault line, called the East ...

A new study advances the understanding of the role that continents have played in the chemical evolution of Earth's oceans, with implications for understanding atmospheric oxygenation and global ...