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Earth split captured on camera for the first time: Why it is a breakthrough for earthquake science

For the first time in history, scientists have captured clear footage of the Earth’s surface physically splitting during a powerful earthquake. The dramatic event, recorded by high-speed cameras and ...
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Earth is splitting under the Pacific Northwest—and scientists watch

Recent discoveries have unveiled a dramatic geological event beneath the Pacific Northwest: the Earth is splitting open. This unfolding fissure, located in a seismically active region, is a stark ...

A massive rift is splitting Africa apart forming Earth's sixth ocean

The desert floor in Ethiopia looks fixed and ancient, but it is moving. Across the Afar region and down the East African Rift ...
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Africa is splitting—and Earth's sixth ocean is rising from below

In the dry, sun-scorched deserts of Ethiopia, a slow but astonishing transformation has been unfolding since 2005. A 35-mile-long crack, known as the East African Rift, is gradually tearing through ...