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Pulsing Mantle Beneath Africa May Create a New Ocean
Deep beneath East Africa, scientists have discovered powerful forces at work that could eventually split the continent in two and create a brand-new ocean—though not for a long while. New research ...
A Luxury Safari Lodge Debuts in Kenya—With Rare Black Leopard Sightings, Camel Treks, and Samburu Experiences
Bateleur Camp and Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp—are in the popular Maasai Mara, which attracts crowds of safari first-timers with ...
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African continent is being split in half as new study gives major update on what is causing it
A new study has provided a major update on why Africa is being split into two. The rift has been happening gradually for ...
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This rift that is being created in Africa could change the face of the world
A geological upheaval of unprecedented magnitude is underway in East Africa: the gradual birth of a new ocean. This ...
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Visit the African park that inspired ‘The Lion King’
Roughly 26 square miles in size, the park is situated in the Great Rift Valley, a jagged tectonic tear that stretches from Lebanon to Mozambique and cracks the continent in two by a few ...
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Africa Is Breaking Apart: A New Ocean Is Emerging at Unseen Speed, Faster Than Scientists Predicted
East Africa is quietly transforming in ways most couldn't imagine. Deep beneath the surface, tectonic forces are reshaping the continent at an unprecedented speed. A massive rift is slowly carving a ...
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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 ...
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Africa’s Continental Split May Hold Clues To What’s Happening Deep Inside Earth
Scientists found that the speed at which continents split apart directly influences how molten rock flows deep beneath ...