Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In one of the hottest places on Earth, along an arid stretch of East Africa’s Afar region, it’s possible to stand on the exact ...

If this continues to develop, this rift could grow into a new tectonic plate boundary—splitting the African continent in half ...

Scientists say they have evidence of a new continental rift forming in southern Africa that could eventually develop into a ...

Gases collected from boiling mineral springs in Zambia contain the chemical signature of having come directly from the ...

(FrankRamspott/E+/Getty Images) Geologists have discovered that the African continent will split apart sooner than we thought. An active rift has reached a "critical threshold" and will soon break ...

Helium gases from deep inside Earth were found in Zambia’s hot springs. This proves the Kafue Rift may be forming a new plate ...

Scientists have discovered a long hidden plate boundary near the east coast of Africa that dates back about 180 million years.

"It's tearin' up my heart when I'm with you, but when we are apart, I feel it, too." Sure, it's a great opener to a pop song, but it also briefly describes what's happening to Africa. The continent is ...

Mantle gases detected: High helium isotope ratios in Kafue Rift hot springs show a direct mantle connection, confirming active rifting. Potential continental split: If development continues, the rift ...