A newly forming ocean may split Africa apart, scientists say

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 - 15:37 in Earth & Climate

A plume of molten rock deep beneath eastern Africa is pulsing upward in rhythmic surges, slowly splitting the continent and potentially marking the birth of a new ocean, a new study reports.

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