Rhythmic pulsing deep beneath landlocked east Africa is literally tearing the continent apart. But while the effects won’t ...

Geologists have attributed age-dependent variations in the chemistry of Ethiopian volcanic rocks to rhythmic pulses like a ...

A research team found evidence that a plume of hot mantle and tectonic plates generate activity deep beneath the Afar region in Ethiopia, which will one day tear apart the African continent and create ...

Deep beneath Earth’s surface, hot mantle rock slowly rises, fueling massive volcanic activity, tearing continents apart, and ...

A series of groundbreaking discoveries are reshaping the way scientists understand Earth’s deep history, hinting at secrets ...

A slight twist in the African plate's movement squishes the Eurasian plate northward, but scientists still would not expect massive temblors to strike just off the coast of Portugal.

Tectonic plate movement is responsible for a wide array of geographical features on Earth. Plates pulling apart from one another create phenomena like volcanoes , geysers and certain types of valleys.

The Earth may eventually have a new ocean. Tectonic plate movement under a section of Northern Africa could pull the area that is currently Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea away from the rest of the ...

For Northern Africa specifically, plate tectonic movement currently means an increase in earthquakes and volcanic activity.. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay ...

During this tectonic movement, plates are neither formed nor destroyed. At a transform plate boundary, the two plates’ relative motion is either sinistral (left side toward the observer) or ...

Discover why Africa is slowly splitting into two continents due to the East African Rift. This geological transformation, involving tectonic plate movements, could reshape the continent’s ...