The first sign of the impending split was a series of earthquakes in 2005 that led to the formation of a gigantic, 35-mile fissure in the desert of Ethiopia. As reported by The Guardian ...

The Danakil desert in Ethiopia with its acidic lakes gives an ... it becomes important to understand when and how Earth began hosting an ocean with a more neutral pH," says Meng Guo, a former ...

Scientists have known for the past two decades that Africa has been splitting. In 2005, Ethiopia experienced earthquakes that caused the appearance of a 35-mile-long fissure in th ...