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There will also be the 5th ocean?
Oceanography

There will also be the 5th ocean?

Scientists say they have witnessed the emergence of a large fissure expanding in Southern Ethiopia, possibly a new ocean basin in the future. The team found that an 8-me…

December 17, 2018
Great Rift Valley Rift Great Rift
Environment

Great Rift Valley Rift Great Rift

The splendor of the Great Rift valley in East Africa is made up of volcanic mountains, separated by barren wasteland and deep-bottomed lakes.

December 16, 2018
Discovered a huge crack in the Antarctic glacier
Environment

Discovered a huge crack in the Antarctic glacier

A large fissure with a length of nearly 30 km was discovered on a glacier in Antarctica and this is a sign that a giant iceberg larger than New York City is about to for…

December 16, 2018