For centuries, the world has accepted the idea that Earth is divided into seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, ...

Our planet is divided into seven continents, each with its own unique landscapes, cultures, and ecosystems. From the frozen ...

New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead ...

The continent drifts northeast at about 2.7 inches (7cm) per year - a rate so significant that GPS coordinates must be ...

only six continents. Emerging from an extensive investigation into the geological dance that separated Europe from North America, this study delves deep into the history of Earth's landmasses.

A new ocean is forming in East Africa due to tectonic shifts, potentially reshaping the continent and altering global ...

Our continent is gradually drifting closer to Asia, moving at a rate of seven centimetres per year ...

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

Did you know that the driest continent on Earth is Antarctica? Many people think of deserts like the Sahara, but Antarctica receives even less precipitation. Some parts of it, like the McMurdo Dry ...

These ancient buried "super-continents"—known to scientists as large low-seismic-velocity provinces (LLSVPs)—were found lurking below Africa and the Pacific Ocean, entombed some 1,200 miles below the ...

Over 25 years ago, researchers discovered that some of these deep Earth reverberations pointed to the existence of two underground “super-continents” hundreds of miles beneath Africa and the Pacific ...

New research suggests that the blobs buried deep in Earth's mantle may be a billion years old. | Credit: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images Continent-size islands deep inside ...