The two halves of the African continent are moving apart at a rate of a few millimeters each year, geologists have calculated ...

Most of the Earth is covered by water. About 71 percent of the planet’s surface is ocean, while the rest is land made up of ...

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

Africa is separating into two – and the split likely started tens of millions of years ago, according to a new study. By studying magnetic data, scientists at Keele University have discovered evidence ...