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

Scientists tracking tectonic activity along the East African Rift say the continent is slowly splitting apart, People ...

A quiet and slow-moving change is unfolding beneath the surface of East Africa– one that could, over millions of years, ...

It’s not just a fascinating natural wonder; it’s set to change Africa and the world ... a long way to go before any real ocean shows up. When this new ocean finally opens up along the ...

Getty 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 ...

While this transformation won’t be complete for another 50 million years, the ongoing drift is already reshaping Africa's landscape in real ... Ocean to Form Once the continental split completes ...

Millions of years from now, Northern Africa could be home to a new ocean as tectonic plates pull apart along the East African Rift System, scientists say. Experts have long known that portions of ...