In the geologic history of Earth, shifting plate tectonics are commonplace, and Africa's impending rift is but another chapter in that story. The Earth's continents are far from constant.
The movement of the plates creates three types of tectonic boundaries ... On land, giant troughs such as the Great Rift Valley in Africa form where plates are tugged apart. If the plates there ...
Dinosaurs have captured people's imagination ever since their bones and teeth were first scientifically described in 1822 by ...
Dinosaurs have captured people’s imagination ever since their bones and teeth were first scientifically described in 1822 by ...
Deep within Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Virunga National Park is home to some of the continent’s most active volcanoes, ...
A significant geological shift is gradually reshaping our planet’s surface. Scientists have uncovered evidence of a new ocean forming in East Africa, potentially splitting the continent in two.
Our planet is constantly changing. Millions of years ago, the impact of a large meteorite ended the lives of the dinosaurs, and ice ages, periods of rain, drought and evolution hav ...
Africa, South America ... The continents are carried by the Earth's tectonic plates like people on an escalator. There are currently 7 giant plates sliding across the Earth's surface, and a ...