Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

Earth's continents may look fixed on a globe, but they've been drifting, splitting and reforming over billions of years—and ...

A series of spectacular volcanic eruptions in Ethiopia's Afar state have captivated both scientists and foreign tourists, according to the Afar State Tourism Bureau.The eruptions, which began last ...

Beneath the Afar region's vast landscape in Ethiopia, scientists have discovered a powerful geological force that is ...

Amateur military video showing movement of terrorists before the NAF bombing.Video Courtesy: Nigerian Military MediaBy Onibiyo Segun(Northwest Nigeria)In a major escalation of its counterter ...

Canada relations remain strained, a charming Québec tourist region has launched a campaign of reassurance and acceptance.

The Afar region, part of the East African Rift System, is where diverging tectonic plates are thinning the Earth’s crust, potentially leading to a complete split over time. (News18) Something ...

According to a new study in Nature Geoscience, a plume of molten rock is pulsing beneath Africa. Pounding “like a beating heart,” according to a press release, this mantle plume is fueling volcanism ...

The Afar region is a rare place on Earth where three tectonic rifts converge: the Main Ethiopian Rift, the Red Sea Rift, and the Gulf of Aden Rift.

A research team found evidence that a plume of hot mantle and tectonic plates generate activity deep beneath the Afar region in Ethiopia, which will one day tear apart the African continent and create ...

Yohannes Haile-Selassie, seen here excavating an early-human foot bone in the Afar region of Ethiopia, wants more Africans to be trained as research leaders to investigate human origins.