Volcanic and geologic evidence in Ethiopia and elsewhere in Africa indicates the existing oceans may one day spill into the growing rift, severing a small portion of the continent from the greater ...

Scientists confirm Zealandia, Earth's eighth continent, submerged almost two million square miles, with only 5% above water.

MiCO database reveals how marine animals traverse oceans, connecting distant regions and impacting conservation efforts.

Scientists tracking tectonic activity along the East African Rift say the continent is slowly splitting ... with a brand-new ocean forming in between. How slow is “slow”?

Djibouti and Eritrea away from the rest of the continent. This would then allow the Indian Ocean to flow in, further separating the land masses and creating a new major body of water, per ...

Millions of years from now, Northern Africa could be home to a new ocean as tectonic plates pull apart along the East African Rift System, scientists say. Experts have long known that portions of the ...