A giant crack stretching thousands of kilometers across East Africa is slowly reshaping an entire continent. Scientists believe the African Plate is pulling apart, raising the possibility that a new ...
Africa is splitting in two. Scientists just found the crust beneath Kenya and Ethiopia is thinner than anyone knew, and a new ...
Earlier study of the region had shown that the spreading in the area occurs at an average rate of a bit over 60 millimeters a ...
A new ocean could soon be forming beneath us. Earth’s surface is a dynamic and ever-changing mosaic of tectonic plates, constantly shifting and evolving. These movements are so slow and gradual that ...
With the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, I feel like I’ve got an IMAX theater in my home. And the most relaxing VR experience I’ve seen so far is Ocean Rift. With Ocean Rift, you are immersed in ...
The desert floor in Ethiopia looks fixed and ancient, but it is moving. Across the Afar region and down the East African Rift, the African continent is being pulled apart by forces deep below the ...