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The African continental plate is cracking and will probably get a new ocean. Geologists can see the cracks forming in real time but it has so far remained unclear just what is causing this. In a new paper that just appeared, scientists say they have figured out what is going on. And that also gives us a clue to what might happen next.
Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-025-01717-0
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