A new ocean is forming in East Africa due to tectonic shifts, potentially reshaping the continent and altering global ...

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

Located in the ancient Saudi Arabian town of AlUla, Dar Tantora the House Hotel feels like a step back in time.

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 ...

But for geologists, what’s more interesting is what lies beneath the scorching ground. The Afar sits at the crossroads of ...

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

Ethiopia is grappling with an escalating seismic crisis as a series of earthquakes linked to the East African Rift raises ...

BT continued: “The African continent is undergoing a slow, monumental split due to tectonic plate movements in the Afar Triangle ... Somali, and Arabian plates, is the epicenter of this shift.