The Earth's crust is composed of approximately 15 to 20 tectonic plates, which float on molten magma beneath the Earth.
Scientists at the University of Southampton found evidence that waves of hot, melted rock are rising up from deep below ...
Fresh basaltic lava flows in the region of Afar, Ethiopia. Credit: Dr. Derek Keir, University of Southampton/ University of Florence Research led by Earth scientists at the University of Southampton ...
The two halves of the African continent are moving apart at a rate of a few millimeters each year, geologists have calculated ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Residents ride a tuk-tuk taxi along a road damaged by multiple earthquakes near the town of Kabanna in the north of Ethiopia.