Africa is the world’s second largest continent and contains over 50 countries. Africa is in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean in the east, the South ...

Africa is the world’s second largest continent and contains over 50 countries. Africa is in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is spread across three of the major lines of latitude: the ...

THE two handsome and beautifully illustrated volumes which record the proceedings of the fifteenth session of the International Geological Congress, held in South Africa during July and August ...

Strange things are occurring beneath Earth’s surface (as ever). Some 2,896 kilometers (1,800 miles) below the planet's crust, about halfway to the center of the Earth, two giant blobs can be ...

I am a cosmochemist and planetary scientist. My research focuses on understanding the evolution of planetary crusts through geochemical analyses of samples. I have worked with samples ranging from ...

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ecosystem of the region, as well as the way humans live. In the ...

A dramatic transformation is unfolding in Africa as tectonic forces split the continent. The East African Rift, stretching from Mozambique to the Red Sea, sets the stage for a new ocean.