Various changes are continuously taking place on this earth. Researchers are continuously studying it. Meanwhile, an important change is taking place silently under the earth in South Africa. Researchers have found that it is almost like the beating of a heart. They also say that this will create a new debt on the earth. Various changes are taking place silently in this world. Even small changes change the functioning of the earth. Therefore, it is important for us to understand it. Due to this, researchers all over the world are continuously monitoring these changes. Heartbeat Meanwhile, researchers at the university of Southampton have discovered that an unusual event is taking place under the earth in South Africa. The Afar region of Ethiopia, where three tectonic plates meet, is experiencing a kind of vibration.
 They have found that it occurs almost like a heartbeat. This phenomenon occurs when molten magma hits the Earth's crust from the inside. This gradually tears the continent apart, creating a new ocean, the researchers say. The researchers, who collected more than 130 volcanic rock samples from across the Afar region and the Main Ethiopian Rift, compared it with other data and studied it. It is in it that they have revealed that this is a huge change taking place in Africa. Unique heartbeat About this, tom Gernon, professor of earth sciences at the university of Southampton and co-author of the study, said, "When you look at the chemicals here, it is clear that it is beating like a heartbeat. It seems to vary depending on how thick these pulses are and how fast they are separating."

 Another researcher, Dr Emma Watts, said, “We found that the mantle beneath the Afar region is not stable or uniform. It pulsates, and these pulsations have unique chemical signatures. This will be important for us to understand the connection between the Earth’s interior and its surface.” The new ocean, detailed in the journal Nature Geoscience, explains how tectonic plates affect the upward flow of the deep mantle. This will create a new ocean basin as the continent splits. However, this rift will not happen immediately. It will happen gradually. This will take millions of years for the rift to complete and the seafloor to expand. Will the disaster happen again? Ongoing research Dr Derek Keir from the university of Southampton added, "We have found that this mantle upwelling is closely linked to the Earth's plates. This will help us understand the processes of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and continental drift." Researchers are now conducting further studies on this.
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Sowmiya Sriram

27/06/2025 06:47 PM