Smithsonian Magazine

East Africa Might Break Off From the Continent Sooner Than Scientists Thought—and a New Ocean May Fill the Gap

A new study suggests that a rift in Kenya and Ethiopia has reached a critical stage in the split-up process, and that water ...

Massive crack will one day split the continent of Africa, researchers say

Researchers have determined that Eastern Africa will likely split from the rest of the continent along the Turkana Rift, a 310-mile-long region spanning Kenya and Ethiopia, because it exhibits ...