Throughout Earth’s history, the continents have been constantly on the move, converging and diverging in cycles that have shaped the planet’s surface for billions of years. This process, known as ...

If Pangaea never broke apart, life on Earth would look completely different. For starters, there’d be just one giant supercontinent, so no separate continents like we have now—imagine being able to ...

In one of Earth’s most geologically active regions, East Africa is experiencing a profound transformation. Beneath the surface, tectonic plates are gradually pulling apart, with the potential to ...

Deep Pulses Beneath Africa Are Breaking the Continent Apart, Creating a New Ocean Learn more about the pounding plume of molten rock that’s beneath Ethiopia, forcing its three tectonic plates to ...

NASA's Terra satellite captured huge chunks of sea ice breaking apart in Canada's Amundsen Gulf.