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 ...
Where continents rift apart, new crust is formed from upwelling magma. Eventually, a new ocean basin forms. In this web focus we present opinion pieces, along with research and overview articles that ...
Discover how volcanic activity in Africa is reshaping the continent, causing tectonic shifts and new ocean formation. Explore the Ethiopian East African Rift. Lava flows from the 2005 Mando Hararo ...
What role could rifted margins play in the transition to a carbon-neutral economy? Researchers summarize the current state of knowledge about the so-called rifting of continents. Rifting is the term ...
Eastern Africa's Turkana Rift is both a hotbed for fossil discoveries of our earliest ancestors and a literal hotbed of volcanic activity caused by shifting tectonic plates. Now researchers have found ...
Recent seismic research has unveiled a fascinating geological phenomenon occurring beneath the Pacific Northwest. The Earth’s crust is tearing apart, a process driven by tectonic forces in the region.
The mystery of how continents break up could be solved with clues from the rifting earth of Ethiopia, researchers find. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles ...
The African continent is undergoing a slow but profound geological transformation that could eventually split the landmass in two. Scientists warn that tectonic activity along the East African ...
The African continent may have begun tearing itself apart in a new location. Gases emerging from an arc of hot springs in Zambia appear to be coming from deep below Earth’s crust, in a sign that a new ...