The African continent is slowly splitting in two, with scientists pointing to tectonic shifts along the East African Rift System as the catalyst for a new ocean’s eventual formation. This process, ...
Recently, I purchased a set of plates that looked like they were from the '70s, and I use them nearly every night. One evening while admiring the design, I began to wonder what year, exactly ...
The area is formed by the slow separation of the African, Arabian and Somali tectonic plates which are continuing to drift at a rate of one to two centimetres a year. For those undeterred by the ...