Scientists warn that a crack in Africa could create giant mountains in the future that could surpass the Himalayas.

In northeast Ethiopia, the rift shoved continental plates apart by 25 feet in just a few days, completely shocking ...

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. The ...

It'll take tens of millions of years, but Africa may eventually split into two parts. While geologists have known about this possibility for a while, it became news recently when a large crack, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While it is true that Africa is splitting apart and scientists currently believe a new ocean will eventually form as a result, ...

The Great Rift Valley is a name given in the late 19th century by British explorer John Walter Gregory to the continuous geographic trench, approximately 6,000 kilometres in length that runs from ...

African rift tectonics and sedimentation : an introduction / H.G. Reading -- Geomorphology of the African Rift System / A.T. Grove -- Geophysical controls on sedimentation within the African rift ...

Geologists have warned over the dangers the fault lines in the Rift Valley pose to infrastructure following the formation of sinkholes and the sinking of buildings in recent years within Nakuru. In a ...