The findings did not come from earthquakes or volcanic activity, but from the analysis of gases emerging from hot springs in ...
Helium gases from deep inside Earth were found in Zambia’s hot springs. This proves the Kafue Rift may be forming a new plate ...
A new study suggests that a rift in Kenya and Ethiopia has reached a critical stage in the split-up process, and that water ...
If this continues to develop, this rift could grow into a new tectonic plate boundary—splitting the African continent in half. In a Frontiers in Earth Science study published yesterday, an ...
Scientists are observing one of Earth's most dramatic long-term geological processes unfolding beneath eastern Africa, where the continent is gradually splitting apart along an active tectonic ...
The African continent will one day break in two, with a new ocean filling the void between the separation, scientists say. Researchers have determined that Eastern Africa will likely split from the ...
It could have literally earth-shaking implications for the (very) long-term future of the continent.
A vast new ocean stretching hundreds of miles could one day split Africa in two, scientists have warned, after discovering the continent is already tearing itself apart deep benea ...
For several years, social media pages and accounts have claimed that a new ocean is forming in Africa. The claim has been spread by YouTube (archived) videos (archived) with views in the millions, ...