Tharp identified mountains and a rift valley in the center of the Atlantic Ocean where the two continents could have been ...

Scientists say East Africa is slowly splitting along a tectonic rift, potentially forming a new ocean over millions of years.

Ocean’s Cradle As the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea flood the Rift Valley, an ocean will form, dramatically altering ecosystems, economies, and livelihoods in the region. Though spanning millions of ...

In tens of millions of years, hundreds of miles of this rift could be covered in water, this ocean has already been named the Afar. Importance: Witnessing the birth of a new ocean. Dive category ...