While seemingly small on a human timescale, this marks the beginning of what could one day be an entirely new ocean, ...

The new ocean forming in East Africa serves as a powerful reminder of Earth’s ever-changing nature. As research progresses, this extraordinary event continues to reveal the complexities of our ...

Africa will divide in two, creating a new ocean in real time. Scientists say a sixth ocean is forming as East Africa splits ...

Recent scientific discoveries reveal two extraordinary phenomena that could change our understanding of Earth's hydrology.

setting the stage for Africa’s eventual split. Future Ocean to Form Once the continental split completes, a new ocean will form in the space left behind. This will redefine coastlines ...

An ocean may in time develop from a rift in the Afar Triangle, in the Horn of Africa which will be close to America.

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ecosystem of the region, as well as the way humans live. In the ...

A dramatic transformation is unfolding in Africa as tectonic ... sets the stage for a new ocean. The African and Somali plates diverge at 0.8 cm annually, forming a 60-km-long rift in Ethiopia ...

The Mozambique Channel, between Mozambique and Madagascar, is home to some of the most turbulent waters in the ocean.

A new species of Pygmy pipehorse found in Sodwana Bay, South Africa. Image courtesy of The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census/Richard Smith. In Norway’s Jøtul Vent Field, a 35-day expedition ...

forming the continents we know today. Pangea essentially turned inside out, the edges of the old continent becoming the collision zones of new continents. Africa, South America, and Antarctica ...