SciTechDaily
By Frontiers
May 15, 2026
Unusual helium signatures detected in Zambian hot springs may signal that a hidden tectonic rift is actively developing beneath southwestern Africa.
Deep beneath Zambia, scientists may have uncovered signs that Africa is slowly tearing apart. Clues rising from bubbling geothermal springs suggest that molten material from Earth’s mantle is pushing upward through a hidden fracture in the crust, a process that could mark the birth of a new continental rift.
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