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

Stretching 4,000 miles, the East African Rift System is one of the largest in the world—and scientists just uncovered the hidden force tearing it apart.

A massive crack in East Africa is growing fast. Scientists believe it could one day split the continent and form Earth’s ...

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

Volcanoes like Ol Doinyo Lengai, Kilimanjaro and Nyiragongo lie to the south of this shot. The process of splitting a continent -- or even just trying to -- can be incredibly geologically active. The ...

Africa's most active volcanoes see emergence of 'glowing lava lakes' Fiery pool has been biggest lava lake on Earth at various points over last two decades, says study. By Web Desk.

In the early morning of Feb. 29, park officials, tourists and locals near Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo heard an unfamiliar sound: rumbling.

The volcanoes are highly active and have jointly erupted around 60 times since 1900. Together, the pair is believed to be responsible for around 40% of Africa's recorded volcanic eruptions.

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 ...

The volcanoes are highly active and have jointly erupted around 60 times since 1900. Together, the pair is believed to be responsible for around 40% of Africa's recorded volcanic eruptions.

Having been occupied lately with the study of volcanoes in connection with a more general inquiry into the cause of earthquakes, ... such as the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, ...