East African Rift

Discoveries Tectonic forces near Japan may have helped pull Baja California from Mexico

Tectonic forces near Japan may have helped pull Baja California from mainland Mexico, revealing how distant plate interactions can accelerate continental rifts.

Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries A massive rift is splitting Africa apart forming Earth’s sixth ocean Joseph Shavit

Green Impact East Africa’s Turkana Rift may be closer to splitting than scientists thought Rebecca Shavit