Remarkably, it could one day lead to the formation of Earth's sixth ocean. At the heart of this phenomenon are tectonic plates—massive sections of the Earth's crust that move atop the semi-fluid ...

Geologists have confirmed that a new ocean is being created as the African continent is split in half. An international effort has revealed that a 35 miles long rift appeared in the Ethiopian ...

The split in Ethiopia, known as the East African Rift Valley, occurred in 2005, but the full development into a new ocean may not be complete for another 5 to 10 million years.

Africa could be split into two parts by the formation of a new ocean in the ... The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden will flood the Afar region and the East African Rift Valley and become a new ocean, ...

A group of researchers from across the world has found that a steady, rhythmic pulse deep beneath Ethiopia’s Afar region, much like a human heartbeat, is gradually tearing the continent apart. Their s ...

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

The Great Rift Valley is one of the most geologically active regions in the world. Here, the Earth’s crust is stretching, facilitating the formation of fissures and the sinking of land blocks.

The East African Rift formed 30 million years ago. Stock image of the Rift Valley in Ethiopia. Scientists use signals transmitted from satellites to GPS receivers on land to measure plate ...

Researchers in Ethiopia’s Afar Rift reported a deep, rhythmic mantle “pulse” that is slowly tearing Africa apart to form a new ocean basin.

We Publish News 24/7. Don’t Miss A Story. *Africa’s tectonic activity is allegedly splitting the continent, potentially creating a new ocean in about 50 million years. This process echoes ...

A new ocean is slowly forming in East Africa as the African, Arabian, and Somali plates drift apart. This geological shift, mirroring the breakup of Pangea, will flood the East African Rift Valley ...