Iraq is sinking. Or, to be exact, the region surrounding the Zagros Mountains in the country’s north is. A team of ...

Their research revealed that in the present day, deep below the Earth’s surface, the Neotethys oceanic plate – the ocean floor that used to be between the Arabian and Eurasian continents ...

Africa is undergoing a gradual geological transformation, with tectonic forces slowly pulling the continent apart. This ...

The Pangean-era structure "It's being torn apart in real time" keeps the planet on edge. The ocean plate is now being torn ...

The Zagros Mountains, stretching over 1,500 kilometers from eastern Turkey to southeastern Iran towards the Gulf of Oman, are ...

Their research has revealed that in the present day, deep below the Earth's surface, the Neotethys oceanic plate—the ocean floor that used to be between the Arabian and Eurasian continents—is ...

Deep beneath the Zagros Mountains, the Neotethys plate is tearing apart, dragging Earth's crust downward. This shift may ...

A research team is investigating the influence of the Zagros Mountains on the bending of Earth's surface. A team of ...

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.

An ocean may in time develop from a rift in the Afar Triangle, in the Horn of Africa which will be close to America.

Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...