Get ready for a wild ride beneath your feet—because Africa is literally tearing itself apart! Scientists have discovered that an enormous rift is slowly splitting the continent into two, and the process is as dramatic as it sounds. Imagine standing on land that might one day become the bottom of a brand-new ocean—that’s how big this is. It’s not just cracks in the ground, it’s the Earth reshaping itself in real time, and researchers finally have answers about why it’s happening. This discovery changes how we understand plate tectonics and the future of the planet.

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