The East African Rift System is a 4,000-mile-long, 22-million-year-old zone that extends from Jordan to Mozambique. And it's been increasingly active in the past two decades, leading to speculation ...

These plates have shaped the planet's surface over millions of years, driving the formation and breakup of continents. What makes the East African Rift particularly significant is its scale and ...

Iceland sits atop a similar rift area as northern Africa, and it's possible to scuba dive into a lake that's formed between the separating areas. When was the last time we got a new ocean?

Several past eruptions were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō ...

A geologically dynamic region in the Great Rift Valley is closely watched by scientists as a fascinating natural laboratory.

The recoverable shale oil reserves in China, one of the world's major crude oil consumers, ranks third globally. Data from ...