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AFRICA TECTONIC PLATES
A legendary river that shaped ancient empires and civilizations may have just revealed its pastEuphrates River origin: Contrary to popular belief, the mighty Euphrates River wasn't always a single entity. New research reveals it began...- Ethiopia is slowly tearing toward a new ocean, and geologists have uncovered how the rift is pulling the continent apart from belowNew research reveals a powerful geological process is actively tearing Africa apart from beneath. A rhythmic plume of molten rock beneath E...
- A Massive crack beneath africa could create Earth’s newest oceanNew research reveals Africa is breaking apart faster than previously thought, with the East African Rift System entering a critical 'neckin...
- A Massive “Gravity Hole” in the Indian Ocean Is Finally ExplainedScientists have finally explained the Indian Ocean Geoid Low, a massive gravity anomaly south of India. New research reveals this 'gravity ...
- A Continent in Motion: GPS Shows the East African Rift Is Slowly Splitting ApartAfrica's ground is shifting. Tectonic forces are tearing the continent apart along the East African Rift. Satellites and GPS show this sepa...
- The Lost Continent of Greater Adria Has Been Found Under EuropeScientists have uncovered the story of Greater Adria, a lost continent. This landmass, as large as Greenland, once existed between Africa a...
- Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Carlsberg RidgeA magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the Carlsberg Ridge on August 17, 2025. The National Center for Seismology reported the quake's shallow d...
- Scientists discover a 220‑mile‑wide ‘hot blob’ beneath New Hampshire, drifting towards NYCScientists find a huge hot rock area under New Hampshire. This Northern Appalachian Anomaly (NAA) is very hot and located deep down. It for...
- Is Africa splitting in two? Scientists uncover fiery force tearing the continent apart faster than predictedA groundbreaking study reveals that East Africa is splitting faster than previously believed due to a fiery upwelling of molten rock from E...
- A 140 million-year-old lost continent beneath Europe and the Alps connectionScientists have unearthed Greater Adria, a lost continent the size of Greenland, hidden beneath Southern Europe for 140 million years. Adva...
- Red alert! When will Africa's gradual split create world’s sixth ocean?Africa is slowly drifting apart along the East African Rift System, and researchers suspect this tectonic movement would create a new ocean...
- Earth’s sixth ocean is forming but will split the African continent in twoA 35-mile-long fissure in East Africa signals the continent’s gradual separation, leading to the formation of a new ocean in the future. Th...
- Nubian: The world's newest continent may be formed as Africa could split into two; here are the countries that form the new continentA shocking development has just emerged out and has come to light that a brand new continent might end up forming pretty soon as Africa is ...
- What causes earthquakes? A geologist explains where they're most common and whyEarthquakes accompany both subduction and rifting. In fact, that is how the plate boundaries were first discovered. In the 1950s, when a gl...
- What caused Morocco's earthquake? A geologist studying the Atlas mountains explainsThe recent earthquake, which was caused by a geological phenomenon known as a "reverse fault," suggests that stress from the plates pushing...
- New ocean may arise as Africa continues to split into two parts, say scientistsThe creation of a new ocean might split Africa into two parts, resulting in landlocked countries such as Uganda and Zambia likely having th...
- 'Great valley' larger than Grand Canyon found on MercuryThe most likely explanation for Mercury's great valley is long-wavelength buckling of the planet's outermost shell in response to global co...
- 'Great valley' found on Mercury indicates shrinking of planetWashington, Nov 17 (IANS) Scientists have discovered a "great valley" in the southern hemisphere of Mercury, providing more evidence that t...
- Diamonds used to "probe" how the Earth was shaped 3.5 billion years agoWhile the diamonds of this study were found in 3 billion-year-old sedimentary rocks, diamond formation occurred much deeper.
- Scientists try to decipher signatures of past earthquakesSince predicting earthquakes is nearly impossible, scientists try to study the past records to try decipher some clues for future forecasti...
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