Africa gradually pulled apart along the East African rift, a slow tectonic shift that could have formed a new ocean and ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Oct 29, 2025, 03:16pm EDT Nov 01, 2025, 01:11pm EDT For the first ...