26/06/2025
Scientists Detect ?Pulse? Deep Beneath Africa as New Ocean Slowly Forms
Manda-Hararo rift in the Afar region of Ethiopia. Credit: DavidMPyle / CC BY-SA 4.0 A steady underground pulse has been discovered beneath East Africa, where researchers believe a new ocean is gradually forming. The rhythmic movement was found in the Afar region of Ethiopia, a geological hotspot where three giant sections of the Earth?s crust?the Arabian, Nubian, and Somalian plates?are slowly pulling apart. The site, known as the Afar Triple Junction, is one...
