In the scorching deserts of East Africa, the ground is slowly tearing itself apart — a slow-motion, geological drama. Over millions of years, the African continent will cleave in two, and scientists ...

Earth’s continents may look fixed on a globe, but they’ve been drifting, splitting and reforming over billions of years – and ...

In East Africa, geothermal energy is big business, and that’s all thanks to the East African Rift System (EARS). One of the largest rift systems on Earth —stretching 4,000 miles from Ethiopia ...

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, scientists say. Experts have long known that portions of the ...

One of the biggest cracks, called the East African Rift, runs from the Red Sea down through Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. Scientists believe this rift is in its early stages. Over millions of years, ...

Africa is home to several active volcanoes, particularly in the East African Rift region. One of the most active volcanoes in this continent is Mount Nyiragongo located in the Democratic Republic ...

Protein remnants in fossil enamel reveal new ways to study evolution. These molecules stretch our view of molecular preservation far into the past. Proteins naturally break down over time, which makes ...

But the country’s absence at the ongoing East African Legislative Assembly in Kampala – over money – manifests its unhealthy relationship with the regional body. Regional representatives are in Uganda ...