Earth might not have seven continents after all. From an early age, most of us are taught to recognize seven continents: ...

Scientists uncover hidden land under Iceland, questioning our understanding of Earth's continents and tectonic plates.

A University of Derby study led by Dr. Phethean proposes Earth has six continents, not seven. Using advanced geological ...

New research suggests Earth may have six continents, not seven, with North America and Europe still connected.

David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. For geologists, a continent is a large area ... and Tasmania compiled a new geological map using a combination of rock samples ...

Scientists have discovered hidden treasures in the Earth's mantle. Hidden deep within Earth's mantle are two colossal ...

There are seven continents on Earth, or so we learned in school. But it turns out that these designations are not as straightforward as they seem, and different scientists have different views on ...

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 ...

to show all or part of the Earth’s curved surface on a flat surface. The Mercator map projection is used widely for navigation, but it distorts the size of countries and continents. For example ...

NASA's SWOT satellite maps nearly of all Earth's water (video) — Watch NASA's SWOT satellite unfold in space to map Earth's water in stunning video ...

If true, this would dramatically change our understanding of continental drift and the dynamic nature of Earth's tectonic plates. New study could redefine Earth’s continents and change global maps ...