"This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental ...

What's happening in Northern Africa to make a new ocean? Scientists aren't certain a new ocean will form, but they say the geologic implications of the plates pulling apart indicate it's likely. A ...

Some of the fastest ocean currents in the world have been discovered off South Africa, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar. These can be used to generate energy.

Scientists observing deep tectonic activity in the region believe Africa is gradually splitting into two landmasses. If this movement continues, it could eventually create a whole new ocean right ...

Analysis - Active engagement on three initiatives could see Africa's needs reflected in global ocean governance decisions.

Africa’s vast coastline offers immense potential for science, sustainability and economic growth, yet unlocking these opportunities requires knowledge, collaboration and innovation. Through ...

Africa ’s landmass is gradually splitting due to tectonic shifts that scientists predict could lead to the formation of a new ocean in about 50 million years.

AFRICA is splitting apart at double the speed than scientists first thought. A 35-mile-long crack in Ethiopia’s desert, first discovered in 2005, has been widening by half an inch per year. T… ...

Africa is tearing apart at the seams and a new ocean is forming beneath A 35-mile-long fissure is cutting through Ethiopia’s crust. Known as the East African Rift, it keeps spreading wider.

A huge crack has appeared in Africa and experts have said that it will lead to the world gaining another ocean.

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 ...