The Great Rift in East Africa is one of the few spots on Earth being actively separated by tectonic activity and will ...

The US withdrawal from the WHO will have a severe impact on HIV, polio and many other health programmes on the African ...

Earth might not have seven continents after all. From an early age, most of us are taught to recognize seven continents: ...

While the actual dramatic split and creation of a new continent and ocean are at least a million years away and we'll all have shuffled off our mortal coils by then, the effects Professor Macdonald ...

Many of the world’s most significant ancient historical sites are found here. And despite being the hottest continent in general, Africa boasts vastly differing climates and climatic zones. As you’ll ...

Africa's tectonic plates have collided to form large mountains and pulled apart to create vast basins; they now appear to be splitting the continent in two. "What might happen is that the waters ...