The two halves of the African continent are moving apart at a rate of a few millimeters each year, geologists have calculated.

Most of the Earth is covered by water. About 71 percent of the planet’s surface is ocean, while the rest is land made up of ...

In the dry, sun-scorched deserts of Ethiopia, a slow but astonishing transformation has been unfolding since 2005. A 35-mile-long crack, known as the East African Rift, is gradually tearing through ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A pulsing mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is gradually forming a new ocean. | Credit: Dr Derek Keir ...

For several years, social media pages and accounts have claimed that a new ocean is forming in Africa. The claim has been spread by YouTube (archived) videos (archived) with views in the millions, ...