Scientists say Africa is slowly splitting in two due to molten rock pulses beneath Ethiopia, potentially forming a new ocean over millions of years.

This would suggest that the continent would split into two, leaving some landlocked countries with their own coastlines in the future. However, others disagree.

Like pieces in a giant jigsaw puzzle, continents have split, drifted and merged again many times throughout Earth's history, but geologists haven't understood the mechanism behind the moves.

A NEW ocean is forming beneath Ethiopia as a “heartbeat”-like pulse deep below the Earth’s surface splits the African continent in two, according to scientists. While a new ocean ...

The split will change the world's continental makeup. "Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and some parts of Ethiopia would form a new continent separated by the world's sixth ocean," said Metro .

Scientists found that the speed at which continents split apart directly influences how molten rock flows deep beneath ...

Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what happened to an ancient continent called Argoland, which was thought to have split off from a supercontinent 155 million years ago. Researchers ...

The world is split up into continents, there are seven in all. And if you get the gist, we’re going to make a list, From biggest to small … Your kids may have come home from school singing ...

The continent of Argoland, at one time part of another supercontinent, is thought to have splintered off from what is now Southeast Asia. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now ...