The geological phenomenon has been advancing for millions of years and has already changed the map of the African continent.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A satellite image of Lake Shala (blue), Lake Abijatta (green) and Lake Langano (yellow) captured by the Landsat 8 satellite on ...

A swarm of earth tremors and fears of volcanic eruptions in January forced tens of thousands of people to move away from Awash Fentale, an area in the Afar region of Ethiopia. The area falls within a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Magnetic data collected in the late 1960s reveals how the ...