In the dry, sun-scorched deserts of Ethiopia, a slow but astonishing transformation has been unfolding since 2005. A ...

The Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea will flood over the Afar region and into the East African Rift Valley, giving rise to a new ...

This rift could even lead to the creation of Earth's sixth ocean. The Earth's tectonic ... giving rise to a new ocean.

Although the creation of a sixth ocean is a long-term process, scientists assure that this event will change the configuration of the continents as we know them. However, the creation of new ...

So when could we see the creation of a sixth ocean? Probably not in our lifetime. The plates are moving very slowly - just a few millimeters per year which means that while separation is ...

promising new scientific insights. The defining characteristic of this underground ocean is that the water exists in a crystallised form rather than as a liquid. The water is locked within the ...