This striking, false-color satellite image shows the intense heat coming from a pair of lava lakes that emerged on simultaneously erupting volcanoes in Congo. The neighboring peaks are among Africa's ...

Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: The East African Rift System (EARS) is one of the most impressive geologic features on the planet—not to mention one of the most volcanically active and ...

Active volcanoes prompted ash warnings and set nerves on edge in Italy, Mexico and the Democratic Republic of Congo over the weekend. Mount Etna showered ash over Catania in eastern Sicily Sunday and ...

Few places on Earth show our planet’s power like East Africa. From the vast Great Rift Valley and the towering volcanoes to ...

A giant rift is slowly tearing Africa, the second-largest continent, apart. This depression — known as the East African Rift — is a network of valleys that stretches about 2,175 miles (3,500 ...

Activities in the new Volcanoes Safaris itinerary include chimpanzee habituation experiences in Kibale Forest as well as fireside chats with primatologists from the Kibale Chimpanzee Project. Photo ...

While it is true that Africa is splitting apart and scientists currently believe a new ocean will eventually form as a result, this is a process that is taking place slowly over millions of years.