Across East Africa, from Ethiopia’s coasts on the Red Sea down to Mozambique, a long line on the map shows where the ...

The East African Rift stretches more than 3,000 kilometers, slicing from Ethiopia’s Red Sea coast through Kenya and down to ...

South African photographer Shem Compion has spent more than 20 years documenting the extreme geography and diverse inhabitants of the Great Rift Valley.

In early November 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) affecting Mauritania and Senegal in Western Africa. Between late September and October 2025 ...

The formation of a sixth ocean, and the tectonic shifts that lie ahead, are proof that Earth is a dynamic, ever-evolving ...

A drying climate in East Africa reduced the amount of water in Kenya’s Lake Turkana over thousands of years, which unleashed earthquakes and volcanoes from underneath it. This hazard of climate change ...

The Mid-Ocean Ridge is the longest mountain range in the world at 65,000 km. Learn how this massive underwater volcanic ...

Rivers are vital arteries for our world. They have shaped civilisations throughout history, providing essential water for drinking, irrigation, and transport. Many ancient cultures, like those along ...

U. MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. - A growing discount retail chain, known for its "crazy deals," is expanding its footprint in the Lehigh Valley. Ocean State Job Lot, the Rhode Island-based discount retail chain ...

A deep heat mass beneath the Appalachians appears to have started near a rift between Greenland and North America. Its slow southward journey reveals that ancient tectonic events still influence the ...