Climate change is accelerating continental rifting, the geological process where landmasses slowly pull apart. According to a ...

Lake Turkana in northern Kenya is often called the cradle of humankind. Home to some of the earliest hominids, its fossil-rich basin has helped scientists piece together the story of human evolution.

The IMF paper “The Macroeconomic Impact of Earthquakes on Growth: A Tale from Two Datasets” finds that earthquakes significantly reduce GDP growth—especially in poorer countries, when measured with ...