By Julian James The emergence of this new ocean is tied to the gradual movement of tectonic plates. The African, Arabian, and Somali plates are drifting apart, creating the East African Rift—a ...

While continental drifts take eons to fully effectuate, this ongoing split has experts concerned about its rapid progress.

Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

Recent scientific discoveries reveal two extraordinary phenomena that could change our understanding of Earth's hydrology.

AFRICA is splitting apart at double the speed than scientists first thought. A 35-mile-long crack in Ethiopia’s desert, first ...

Scientists are predicting that Earth's eighth continent could develop a lot sooner than initially thought. We'll be long dead ...

New reports have uncovered shocking details about the formation of the world’s sixth ocean!250 million years ago, the ...

Africa has been gradually splitting into two, slowly creating what will be a new ocean. While we first learned about this two ...

The Great Rift in East Africa is one of the few spots on Earth being actively separated by tectonic activity and will ...

At 4,000 miles long and 30–40 miles wide, the East African Rift (EAR) system is one of the geologic wonders of the world.

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ...

A scientist has warned that an area of East Africa could break away from the rest of the continent sooner than previously thought. A 35-mile-long crack was discovered along a section of the East ...