What if everything you learned in school about Earth’s continents was wrong? New research has shaken the foundation of geography, suggesting that the planet might have just six continents, not seven.

Feb. 6, 2025 — Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth. An ambitious, multinational research project has ...

A world expert on wildfires, Professor Stefan Doerr, has given a public lecture at Swansea University about his work, marking ...

I clearly recall the factoid from high school geography, that Iceland was purposefully deceptively named and is actually ...

New study questions whether the continents, North America and Europe, ever completely split apart tens of millions of years ...

This study examines infrastructure inequalities across countries and over time using satellite data. It highlights rising inequalities linked to urbanization and economic development, with greater ...

From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island.

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across ...

The US president's talk about taking control has come at a time when many on the island are already considering their future ...

The mission of the Department of Physical Geography is to be at the forefront of research in Earth Surface Dynamics. Our knowledge and understanding of Earth’s continental and coastal systems ...

While Vikings are thought to have settled in what is now Iceland a little more than 1,000 years ago, China’s first dynasty to leave behind historical records is believed to have begun rule more ...