Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.
Scientists believe it will eventually completely stop, but they aren't sure when. Researchers sound the alarm after ...
The Somali plate is moving away from the Nubian plate, pulling apart the crust of the Earth. This activity will ultimately generate a new ocean basin as the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden submerges the ...
A current system in the Atlantic Ocean that's crucial for regulating the world's weather and ecosystems might be more stable ...
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 ...