In the dry, sun-scorched deserts of Ethiopia, a slow but astonishing transformation has been unfolding since 2005. A 35-mile-long crack, known as the East African Rift, is gradually tearing through ...

What is beneath the continent of Africa? There are two big structures down there that do not seem to be from our planet, Earth. Africa has a lot of things about it, but these two enormous structures ...

Scientists say Africa is gradually breaking apart along the East African Rift. The process is slow, but it could one day ...

Millions of years ago, a fiery plume rising from Earth’s mantle reshaped continents, closing ancient seas and lifting land that would forever change life on our planet. This upheaval forged a bridge ...

Uncovering the Planet’s Rhythms This research shows that the Earth’s interior is not still or simple. It is dynamic, shifting, and shaped by forces both deep below and high above. The pulses rising ...

You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA’s rovers. What if there were a time machine capable of roaming Earth during its remote geological past, perhaps even going ...

The South Atlantic Anomaly, a huge weak spot in the geomagnetic field off South America, has expanded and sprouted a lobe in the direction of Africa over the past decade. When you purchase through ...