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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 ...
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A giant pulse beneath Africa could split the continent — and form an ocean
Beneath the Afar region in Ethiopia, scientists have discovered pulsing waves of molten rock rising from deep within the ...
A Fragment of Earth’s Original Crust Still Exists—and It’s Buried in Canada
Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...
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 ...
Is Africa cracking open? How Earth’s ‘heartbeat’ is tearing the continent apart, forming a new ocean
A group of researchers from across the world has found that a steady, rhythmic pulse deep beneath Ethiopia’s Afar region, ...
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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 ...
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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'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 ...
A new ocean is forming in East Africa
Rhythmic pulsing deep beneath landlocked east Africa is literally tearing the continent apart. But while the effects won’t arrive on the planet’s surface for a while, the end result is an entirely new ...
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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, ...
Earth's Mysterious "Heartbeat" Tearing Africa Apart, Forming New Ocean: Study
It is gradually tearing the continent apart, forming a new ocean. The scientists collected more than 130 volcanic rock samples from across the Afar region and the Main Ethiopian Rift. They also used ...