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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A deep fracture has opened across Ethiopia’s Afar region, and it’s still growing, with no signs of stopping. What started as a rift is now becoming something larger: the birth of a new ocean.

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it cracks and an ocean basin begins.

Geologists have long suspected a mantle plume beneath the area, but little was known about its structure or behaviour.

A mysterious pulse beneath Africa's surface is reshaping the continent in ways that could change the world. Deep within the ...

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Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

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Tectonic pulses beneath Africa are splitting the continent apart to produce a new ocean, according to University of ...

A group of researchers from across the world has found that a steady, rhythmic pulse deep beneath Ethiopia’s Afar region, ...