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 ...

The Des Moines Public Schools is looking to address declining enrollment and increasingly diverse student populations with am ambitious plan to transform Iowa’s largest school district.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The East African Rift is silently tearing the continent apart, paving the way for a new ocean and reshaping Earth's geography in real-time. A study by the Institute of Evolutionary Biology reveals ...