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.

Africa, although it seems like a uniform landmass, is gradually splitting into two parts. This change is the result of ...

Africa, although it seems like a uniform landmass, is gradually splitting into two parts. This change is the result of tectonic plate movements, which have become increasingly noticeable in recent ...

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 ...

A dramatic transformation is unfolding in Africa as tectonic forces split the continent ... The African and Somali plates diverge at 0.8 cm annually, forming a 60-km-long rift in Ethiopia ...

Case studies include both rifting on land, in east Africa and Iceland ... is turning itself inside out through the process of plate tectonics. Advances in technology are helping to reveal the ...