AFTER the discovery of Lake Rudolf in 1888, Suess showed that the Jordan, Dead Sea, and Red Sea fractures were not continued along the coast of Africa, but through the East African lake chain, the ...

In the arid deserts of Ethiopia, a geological marvel has been quietly unfolding since 2005—a 35-mile-long fissure known as the East African Rift. Far from being a mere curiosity, this rift holds the ...

The Great Rift Valley is a name given in the late 19th century by British explorer John Walter Gregory to the continuous geographic trench, approximately 6,000 kilometres in length that runs from ...

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have published new details about the evolution of the East African Rift (EAR) Valley, one of the world's largest continental rift zones. Christopher ...

A new ocean could form in the distant future after a split continues to form in Africa, according to researchers. "This is the only place on Earth where you can study how a continental rift becomes an ...

*Africa’s tectonic activity is allegedly splitting the continent, potentially creating a new ocean in about 50 million years. This process echoes Earth’s historical shifts, including the breakup of ...

Three closely grouped lakes in Ethiopia's Great Rift Valley have distinctly different hues thanks to a combination of unique features. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...