T he African continent is undergoing a dramatic transformation as tectonic forces carve a path toward the formation of a new ocean.The East African Rift System, a vast network of faults stretching ...

The East African Rift is silently tearing the continent apart, paving the way for a new ocean and reshaping Earth's geography in real-time. A study by the Institute of Evolutionary Biology reveals ...

Deep beneath the surface of our planet, from the Himalayas to East Africa and from the Atlantic seafloor to the Indian Ocean, ...

The continent’s landscape is evolving as large tectonic plates shift. Eventually, the Eastern countries will separate from the mainland.

The East African Rift, stretching from Mozambique to the Red Sea, sets the stage for a new ocean. The African and Somali plates diverge at 0.8 cm annually, forming a 60-km-long rift in Ethiopia ...

The East African Rift is dividing the continent, with tectonic plates such as the Nubian and Somali plates separating. In 5 to 10 million years, this will create a new ocean and reshape the ...

The splitting of Africa will create a new ocean, the sixth one ... The continually widening divide: How and why Africa is splitting The African split is driven by the East African Rift System (EARS), ...