In East Africa's Afar Depression, scientists have discovered that fresh lava from deep within the Earth's mantle is driving ...

Scientists say Africa is slowly splitting in two due to molten rock pulses beneath Ethiopia, potentially forming a new ocean ...

The decades-long conflict in eastern Congo escalated in January, when the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advanced and seized the ...

Scientists have warned that an entire continent could tear itself apart, literally. A massive crack is emerging in the ...

The Afar region is a rare place on Earth where three tectonic rifts meet - the Main Ethiopian Rift, the Red Sea Rift, and the ...

Two directors at a North Wales law firm have raised vital funds for charity after successfully climbing North Africa's highest peak.

On June 21, 1990, an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck northwestern Iran, killing up to 50,000 people.

Nigerian singer Davido has said he will no longer perform at 50 Cent’s concert in London, originally scheduled for July 3 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the United Kingdom.. The concert ...

An earthquake measuring around four on the Richter scale has struck the area of North Macedonia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre announced. The earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter ...

DACONO, Colo. — A small earthquake shook residents north of Denver early Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake, which had a magnitude of 2.9, was reported at 6:13 a ...

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck early Friday morning off the coast of Northern California, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake struck at 12:44 a.m. and was centered about ...