"It's pretty surreal to walk between two major pieces of Earth's crust that are drifting in different directions," Brooke ...

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.

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For centuries, the world has accepted the idea that Earth is divided into seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, ...

Using advanced geological techniques, researchers suggest North America and Eurasia might be connected via tectonic plates beneath the Atlantic Ocean, contradicting traditional beliefs.

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That same plate stretches all the way out to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the tectonic plates are being pushed apart,” Coulson said. “We would call this earthquake an ‘intra-plate ...