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 ...

Africa’s Turkana Rift Zone, a hotbed of hominin fossils, is caught in the act of “necking," a critical transition toward ...

The African continent will one day break in two, with a new ocean filling the void between the separation, scientists say. Researchers have determined that Eastern Africa will likely split from the ...

Beneath the sun-scorched lowlands of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia, the ground is quietly coming apart. New seismic ...

A vast new ocean stretching hundreds of miles could one day split Africa in two, scientists have warned, after discovering the continent is already tearing itself apart deep benea ...

The African continent is undergoing a slow but profound geological transformation that could eventually split the landmass in two. Scientists warn that tectonic activity along the East African ...

Scientists revealed Eastern Africa had shown advanced rifting at the Turkana Rift, where thinning crust had signalled a ...

(FrankRamspott/E+/Getty Images) Geologists have discovered that the African continent will split apart sooner than we thought. An active rift has reached a "critical threshold" and will soon break ...

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists ...

From myth to science : the contribution of Mount Teide to the advancement of volcanology / Juan Carlos Carracedo, Valentin R. Troll -- Geological and geodynamic context of the Teide volcanic complex / ...

While the USGS scientists learned plenty about volcanism in El Salvador during this trip, it also provided key insights to ...