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'Pulsing, like a heartbeat': Rhythmic mantle plume rising beneath Ethiopia is creating a new ocean
Scientists have detected rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath eastern Africa, threatening to pull the continent ...
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A newly forming ocean may split Africa apart, scientists say
"This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental ...
Lava bursts from Earth's mantle are creating a new ocean in Africa
In East Africa's Afar Depression, scientists have discovered that fresh lava from deep within the Earth's mantle is driving ...
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Fresh lava from Earth's mantle found bursting onto the surface where a new ocean is forming
Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...
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Scientists Detect “Pulse” Deep Beneath Africa as New Ocean Slowly Forms
Researchers in Ethiopia’s Afar Rift reported a deep, rhythmic mantle “pulse” that is slowly tearing Africa apart to form a ...
Scientists Just Found Earth’s Pulse – And It’s Tearing a Continent Apart
Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...
Earth bursting in Africa, new ocean forming, ‘heartbeat’ under the ground in Ethiopia… scientists make big revelations about….
A steady, rhythmic beat like that of a human heart beneath Ethiopia's Afar region is slowly pulling the continent apart.
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Japan plans 'world first' deep-sea mineral extraction
Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the ...
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The Earth’s crust is disappearing beneath our feet – and most people don’t even realise it
The Earth’s crust is disappearing right beneath our feet – and most people don’t even realise it. Now, if you’re a geologist, ...
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Pulsing Mantle Beneath Africa May Create a New Ocean
Deep beneath East Africa, scientists have discovered powerful forces at work that could eventually split the continent in two ...
Santorini earthquakes traced to sideways magma movement in crust, not traditional volcanic centers
When the island of Santorini was rattled by thousands of small earthquakes earlier this year, many people were left mystified ...
Scientists say they have identified Earth’s oldest rocks. It could reveal an unknown chapter in our planet’s history
A rocky outcrop in a remote corner of northern Quebec appears serene in its eerie isolation on the eastern shore of Canada’s ...