Although assistance is given towards this compilation from public funds on the ground of its general utility, it must be understood that it is not an official ...

Drawn by European powers with little regard for the people living there, this map from 1935 still shapes Africa’s politics, ...

Geologic map of the Arabian Shield showing the major geologic terranes and their boundaries, Najd fault system, and sedimentary basins (modified after Al-Amri et al., 2004) and the seismic activity ...

A spot in eastern Africa called the Afar Triangle marks the meeting point of three rift zones—lines where Earth’s crust is being rent apart. Researchers haven’t been sure exactly what drives this ...

Chemical fingerprints from volcanic rock offer hints of what’s happening in the mantle below the area where three rift zones ...

The vertical movement of the mantle is one of the driving forces that brings about large-scale geological changes to the ...

In the Afar Depression of East Africa, a remarkable geological transformation is unfolding, with scientists revealing that ...