In the dry, sun-scorched deserts of Ethiopia, a slow but astonishing transformation has been unfolding since 2005. A 35-mile-long crack, known as the East African Rift, is gradually tearing through ...

A study published in the Journal of African Earth Sciences sheds new light on the magnetic structure of the Afar region's crust and the process of the African continent's division.

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

The research focuses on a region called Afar, located in northeastern Africa. It’s one of the only places on Earth where three giant cracks, or rifts, in the Earth’s surface meet. These rifts stretch ...

What impact can more intense heat waves have on Africa and its infrastructure? This is what a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment hopes to address as an international team of ...

Africa’s share of the global rare earths market is expected to reach 9% by 2035 – but increased exploration could raise this contribution even furtherGlobal demand for rare earths is set to triple by ...

Fresh basaltic lava flows in the region of Afar, Ethiopia. Credit: Dr. Derek Keir, University of Southampton/ University of Florence Research led by Earth scientists at the University of Southampton ...

Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to a land covered with vegetation and lakes. Aa Aa ...

On 7th December 2005, the African partners of the PUMA project (Preparation for the Use of Meteosat Second Generation in Africa) will present the results this inititiative funded by the European ...