An earth crack has sparked fears of landslides along the Keiyo escarpments in Elgeyo Marakwet County as heavy rains pound ...

The Nyaru–Fluorspar–Kapkayo–Tenges (B124) road connects different towns across several counties, beginning at Nyaru in Elgeyo ...

Long before the Great Lakes, a rift nearly tore North America in half—leaving behind Lake Superior’s depth, copper-rich ridges, and stories still told today.

A massive crack is forming beneath one of the world's continents, and scientists believe it could one day split the continent ...

The crack damaged roads, left people homeless, and, perhaps most significant of all, provided a clue about what might happen ...

A 35-mile-long fissure is cutting through Ethiopia’s crust. Known as the East African Rift, it keeps spreading wider.

In the dry, sun-scorched deserts of Ethiopia, a slow but astonishing transformation has been unfolding since 2005. A ...

As Earth's crust was ripped apart during the rifting process, magma rose to fill the crack, creating a belt of solidified ...

Civil society groups have decried rising cases of abuses against children in the North Rift region and demanded for action ...

According to a February 2025 study published in the scientific journal JGR Solid Earth, the northern branch, called the Main Ethiopian Rift, narrows to a canyon flanked by steep faults that slip in ...

What Is Rift Valley Fever? Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a disease animals can get when they're bitten by a mosquito carrying the Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV). Humans can get RVF if they're bitten ...