Scientists find clues that a new tectonic plate boundary is forming
Sub-Saharan Africa may be breaking apart within millions of years, and scientists believe they may be witnessing the early stages of this geological process. The rift will occur along the Kafue Rift, part of a roughly 1,500-mile (2,500-kilometer) rift line from Tanzania to Namibia. Rifts are cracks in the earth’s crust that disturb the surface…