Scientists Think Africa May Be Cracking Along a New Tectonic Plate Boundary

If this continues to develop, this rift could grow into a new tectonic plate boundary—splitting the African continent in half. In a Frontiers in Earth Science study published yesterday, an ...
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Scientists find clues that a new tectonic plate boundary is forming

Sub-Saharan Africa could split up in a few million years, and scientists believe they might be witnessing the early stages of this geological process. The split would occur along the Kafue Rift, which ...
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Scientists uncover signs that a brand-new tectonic plate boundary is taking shape

Deep beneath the Central African Plateau, something vast is stirring. In Zambia's remote Kafue Rift, hot springs are ...
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Africa is splitting in two: Scientists uncover huge tectonic boundary under Mozambique and Tanzania

Scientists have discovered a huge tectonic boundary under Africa, running from Mozambique to Tanzania.