Scientists say they have evidence of a new continental rift forming in southern Africa that could eventually develop into a ...

Gases collected from boiling mineral springs in Zambia contain the chemical signature of having come directly from the ...

The interiors of rocky planets and moons tend to be pretty hot compared with their surfaces. This heat, which can be caused by a number of sources — such as tidal stretching and compression, the ...

If this continues to develop, this rift could grow into a new tectonic plate boundary—splitting the African continent in half ...

Isotope analysis of gas from geothermal springs in Zambia could show that a new continental rift is forming, scientists say.

Utrecht University PhD candidate Suzanna van de Lagemaat has reconstructed a massive and previously unknown tectonic plate that was once one-quarter the size of the Pacific Ocean. She reconstructed ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The plate tectonics that determine the shape of our continents may have ...

Our world’s surface is a jumble of jostling tectonic plates, with new ones emerging as others are pulled under. The ongoing cycle keeps our continents in motion and drives life on Earth. But what ...

Scientists have discovered a long hidden plate boundary near the east coast of Africa that dates back about 180 million years ...

Helium-rich gases rising through hot springs could mark the early stages of continental breakup in southern Africa.