In the arid deserts of Ethiopia, a geological marvel has been quietly unfolding since 2005—a 35-mile-long fissure known as the East African Rift. Far from being a mere curiosity, this rift holds the ...

This distribution reflects the last two supercontinent cycles over the past ... During this period, two supercontinents emerged: Rodinia, which formed approximately 1.2 billion years ago and ...

The Pacific Ocean is disappearing, which will eventually lead to the emergence of a vast new supercontinent called Amasia, research suggests. Scientists in Australia and China believe the ocean is ...

Pangaea, the ancient supercontinent, holds fascinating clues about Earth’s history and its future. From shifting continents to climate changes, discover what this geological wonder can teach us ...

Relatedly, while in no means mutually exclusive with glacial erosion, it also remains entirely worthwhile to quantify the relative contributions to Neoproterozoic crustal exhumation in different ...