The story of Atlantis, a mythological continent that vanished into the sea after its inhabitants displeased the gods, has ...

Seen from space, our planet has often been called a "blue marble." It's not, however, just the swirly white clouds that give Earth its marbled appearance. The continents: They are what complete the ...

The Earth may eventually have a new ocean. Tectonic plate movement under a section of Northern Africa could pull the area that is currently Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea away from the rest of the ...

Africa. This is happening along the East African Rift, a long stretch of land where the Earth’s surface is slowly pulling ...

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Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy.

Deep beneath your feet, far beyond where any drill can reach, something strange is hiding. Two continent-sized blobs of rock sit just above Earth’s core, hot, dense and stubbornly different from ...

New research shows ancient tropical oceans once held more oxygen than cooler regions, reshaping where early life could ...

The Earth's crust is composed of approximately 15 to 20 tectonic plates, which float on molten magma beneath the Earth.

Do you know which continent is permanently covered with snow? Explore why Antarctica holds this distinction, along with its location, climate, ice coverage, importance and interesting facts in this ...