Scientists detect ‘geological heartbeat’ that could split Africa and create a new ocean | – The Times of India

Scientists have discovered a dramatic geological process beneath eastern Africa that could reshape the continent over millions of years. New research published in Nature Geoscience reveals that pulses of molten rock, described as a “geological heartbeat,” are rising from deep within the Earth’s mantle beneath Ethiopia’s Afar region. These rhythmic surges of heat and magma…