Scientists have warned that Africa is breaking apart faster than previously thought. A 35-mile-long fissure in Ethiopia’s desert emerged in 2005 but has since been widening at a rate of half an inch ...

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ecosystem of the region, as well as the way humans live. In the geologic ...

Recent advances in science have unearthed a significant revelation: the discovery of a ‘lost’ continent, Zealandia, which was hidden for 375 years. This notable find shakes up our understanding of ...

Imprinted in the sediment along ancient rivers and lakes, the dinosaur footprints were roughly the same age and shape and shared certain geological features. The scientists found signs in both the ...

In recent years, geologists have been closely observing a remarkable geological phenomenon unfolding in East Africa. An extensive rift, stretching thousands ...

What is a continent? We think of it as a large body of land surrounded by the sea, aka, ocean. There are a few continent sized countries. Australia is the only continent that is also one country. One ...

Dinosaur fossils that appear to belong to the same species have been found on different continents, separated by thousands of miles of ocean. It raises the question - how did they get there? For ...