A plume of molten rock deep beneath eastern Africa is pulsing upward in rhythmic surges, slowly splitting the continent and ...

African countries had 14 of the world’s 67 heat extreme events last year, and several had at least three months of hotter ...

In the 1997 action film "Dante's Peak," Pierce Brosnan plays the role of a volcanologist sent to investigate seismic activity ...

Africa is the premier journal devoted to the study of African societies and culture. Published as the journal of the International African Institute, editorial policy encourages an interdisciplinary ...

In East Africa's Afar Depression, scientists have discovered that fresh lava from deep within the Earth's mantle is driving ...

A geological upheaval of unprecedented magnitude is underway in East Africa: the gradual birth of a new ocean. This ...

Every year across Africa, hippos kill an estimated 500 people, making them the world’s deadliest mammal, after humans, and nearly twice as deadly as lions. Hippopotamuses are herbivories and ...

East Africa is quietly transforming in ways most couldn't imagine. Deep beneath the surface, tectonic forces are reshaping the continent at an unprecedented speed. A massive rift is slowly carving a ...

Festus Adegbola’s work on the BioSCape project monitors — from the air — how plants and wildfires influence bird diversity.

With around 5,000 different ethno-linguistic and religious groups, India is one of the most culturally and genetically ...