Scientists say Africa is slowly splitting in two due to molten rock pulses beneath Ethiopia, potentially forming a new ocean over millions of years.

How Africa’s Landscape Will Change. The formation of a new ocean will redraw Africa’s map, reshaping not only the land but also its economies, ecosystems, and infrastructure.. Potential ...

A massive crack in East Africa is growing fast. Scientists believe it could one day split the continent and form Earth’s ...

Millions of years from now, Northern Africa could be home to a new ocean as tectonic plates pull apart along the East African Rift System, scientists say. Experts have long known that portions of ...