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

"It marked the start of a long process in which the African plate is splitting into two tectonic plates: the Somali plate and the Nubian plate," said Unilad. Then, in 2018, another crack appeared ...

The African continent is undergoing a dramatic ... Recent studies reveal that the region’s tectonic plates are separating at an accelerated pace, potentially reshaping the continent’s ...

Recent scientific discoveries reveal two extraordinary phenomena that could change our understanding of Earth's hydrology.

A new ocean is in the process of forming, a consequence of tectonic movements that are splitting the African continent. This event, which could happen in the next five to ten million years, will mark ...

Deep within Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Virunga National Park is home to some of the continent’s most active volcanoes, ...

The movement of the plates creates three types of tectonic boundaries ... On land, giant troughs such as the Great Rift Valley in Africa form where plates are tugged apart. If the plates there ...

A dramatic transformation is unfolding in Africa as tectonic forces split the continent ... The African and Somali plates diverge at 0.8 cm annually, forming a 60-km-long rift in Ethiopia ...

Africa, South America ... The continents are carried by the Earth's tectonic plates like people on an escalator. There are currently 7 giant plates sliding across the Earth's surface, and a ...

along with research and overview articles that explore the dynamic processes that occur during plate rifting. Case studies include both rifting on land, in east Africa and Iceland, and at the mid ...