Researchers in Ethiopia’s Afar Rift report a deep, rhythmic mantle “pulse” that is slowly tearing Africa apart to form a new ...

Scientists found that the speed at which continents split apart directly influences how molten rock flows deep beneath ...

The Earth’s crust is disappearing right beneath our feet – and most people don’t even realise it. Now, if you’re a geologist, ...

Scientists have detected rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath eastern Africa, threatening to pull the continent ...

Scientists have discovered a rhythmic pulse beneath Africa’s surface.

Researchers at the University of Southampton have found something quite unusual taking place with our planet. They discovered ...

A research team found evidence that a plume of hot mantle and tectonic plates generate activity deep beneath the Afar region in Ethiopia, which will one day tear apart the African continent and create ...

An international team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Southampton has found evidence that rhythmic ...

A plume of molten rock rising from the depths of the Earth in heartbeat-like pulses is slowly tearing Africa apart—and will ...

Ancient magma plume found beneath Oman’s Salma Plateau remains hidden Researchers believe the buried plume redirected India’s ...

A study reveals that the oldest continental crust on Earth is slowly being broken up by shifting tectonic forces.

A fascinating new study reveals how two of Earth’s established continents may constitute one whole landmass in itself.