The research, detailed in a Cornhuskers press release, examines the possibility that the 1,200-mile Midcontinent Rift could hold thousands of years' worth of energy up to 5,000 feet underground.

The highest potential for naturally occurring hydrogen is in the Midcontinent Rift system, which runs through central parts ...

A large helium deposit has been discovered along the Midcontinental Rift in Minnesota and the resource has significant global ...

One region of keen interest is the Midcontinent Rift, a geologic feature that runs from Lake Superior to Kansas in the U.S. Midwest. Exploratory drilling there has already begun. Still ...

The 1.1 Ga Midcontinent Rift (MCR) of North America is a major feature of the continental interior, characterized by pronounced geophysical anomalies along its 2000 km length. Deep seismic reflection ...

Similarly, a recent geological process is causing the African continent to split into two. This rift, identified approximately six years ago, has since been extensively studied to determine its ...

It’s linked to a 2000-mile long, 22-million year old rift called the East Africa Rift System, which is thought to have been caused by movements of the Earth’s tectonic plates. Tectonic plates ...

A 35-mile-long crack was discovered along a section of the East African Rift (EAR) in Afar, Ethiopia, in 2005, and experts say it will eventually separate from the rest of the continent as a new ...