A plume of molten rock rising from the depths of the Earth in heartbeat-like pulses is slowly tearing Africa apart—and will one day create a new ocean. This is the conclusion of an international team ...

During the war in Tigray, in Ethiopia, 120,000 women were victims of rape. More than two and a half years since the end of ...

A plume of molten rock deep beneath eastern Africa is pulsing upward in rhythmic surges, slowly splitting the continent and ...

Countries in the Horn of Africa will experience excessive rainfall of up to 200mm a day, with many also registering warmer than usual temperatures, the Climate Prediction and Applications Center ...

Scientists have detected rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath eastern Africa, threatening to pull the continent apart.

The vertical movement of the mantle is one of the driving forces that brings about large-scale geological changes to the ...

The magma movement beneath the planet’s crust could be the early stages of a new ocean basin formation, which could slowly ...

Researchers in Ethiopia’s Afar Rift reported a deep, rhythmic mantle “pulse” that is slowly tearing Africa apart to form a new ocean basin.

Ethiopia-based "political and insurgent group" which says it is fighting against the Eritrean regime, held a public conference in Semera-Logia city, the capital of the Afar regional state, on 13 July.

Civil society organizations in Tigray have issued a public appeal urging de-escalation and renewed dialogue amid rising ...

A steady, rhythmic beat like that of a human heart beneath Ethiopia's Afar region is slowly pulling the continent apart. Scientists have also stated that this underground activity could lead to the ...

Chemical fingerprints from volcanic rock offer hints of what’s happening in the mantle below the area where three rift zones meet in East Africa ...