Recent scientific discoveries reveal two extraordinary phenomena that could change our understanding of Earth's hydrology.

An ocean may in time develop from a rift in the Afar Triangle, in the Horn of Africa which will be close to America.

Earth is our home planet, and it's the only place in the universe ... through northeastern Africa. Lake Baikal in Russia is the largest and deepest freshwater lake, containing 5,521 cubic miles ...

But due to Earth’s soft centre and the tectonic plates, the contents are still moving today – in fact, it is thought that Africa will split in two in the future. However when we say “future ...

The rift is a massive 20-plus-million-year-old continental crack in the Earth's surface stretching across East Africa through the Red Sea, with its two tectonic plates, the Nubian and Somali ...

Two pioneering individuals, Frenchman Michel André and South African Steve Boyes, have both embraced big ideas and bold actions to help find the answers to some of the Earth’s major ...

Africa is slowly ... three times throughout Earth’s history. This endless cycle of drift and collision underscores the dynamic, ever-changing nature of our planet’s surface—a process ...

A curious connection between an ancient supernova and virus diversification in one of Earth's biggest lakes means that crazy cosmic events may have had more influence on our planet than we thought.

The original series of Planet Earth featured a first-of-its kind ... all around the coast of South Africa. The working theory amongst many of us is that the same sharks that once frequented ...

To the Ends of the Earth: East Africa is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...