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

The Earth's plates jostle about in fits and starts ... The process renews the ocean floor and widens the giant basins. A single mid-ocean ridge system connects the world's oceans, making the ...

The study revealed that Ridge A has an average winter temperature ... be as powerful as the largest telescopes anywhere else on earth.” The site would even be superior to the best existing ...