Researchers have discovered a massive shift that is making Africa split apart and create a pathway for a new ocean - all much ...
Recent studies reveal that the region’s tectonic plates are separating at an accelerated ... driving the formation of a massive rift in East Africa. In the Ethiopian desert, this rift spans ...
The Earth's plates jostle about in fits and starts that are punctuated with earthquakes and volcanic ... giant troughs such as the Great Rift Valley in Africa form where plates are tugged apart.
A devastating earthquake struck China's Tibet Autonomous Region near Mount Everest on Tuesday, causing at least 126 ...
Evacuations were underway in Ethiopia Saturday after a series of earthquakes ... eruptions are being caused by the expansion of tectonic plates under the Great Rift Valley.