The Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea will flood over the Afar region and into the East African Rift Valley, giving rise to a new ...

Stretching 4,000 miles, the East African Rift System is one of the largest in the world—and scientists just uncovered the ...

A massive African superplume appears to be driving the divide of one of the world's largest continents. Here's what we know.

Scientists have identified the cause of the breakup of one of Earth's largest continents, which could eventually lead to the ...

The scientists warn that this ongoing tectonic activity could eventually cause the Somali plate and parts of East Africa, ...

Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: The East African Rift System (EARS) is one of the most impressive geologic features on the planet—not to mention one of the most volcanically active ...

The volcanic activity and tectonic splitting of the East African Rift Valley is probably driven by activity deep within the Earth, a new study reveals, starting where the core meets the mantle.