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

What makes a continent? Continents are difficult to define because the Earth is often changing. Originally, about 300-200 million years ago, Earth contained one landmass known as Pangea, a ...

As Earth's tectonic plates move across the planet's surface, the continents that sit atop them are carried along, sometimes smashing together for many millions of years at a time. As the ...

Beneath the turquoise waters of the South Pacific hides a massive secret—Zealandia, a sunken landmass stretching nearly two million square miles. Though mostly underwater, this geological giant has ...

Simulations suggest the first continents remained weak for billions of years, and were prone to destruction. Early on, Earth's landforms were easy to melt, making them more malleable, allowing ...

When continents collide: New twist to 50-million-year ... of Michigan Summary: Fifty million years ago, India slammed into Eurasia, a collision that gave rise to the tallest landforms on the ...

"The landform's so big, it affects the atmosphere." Mountain growth Clark examined geological data from prior studies to analyze how India has moved northward in the last 67 million years.

Now scientists say they have found why and how parts of continents slowly rise to form these landforms. A team, led by the researchers at the University of Southampton published their findings in ...

An out-of-this-world ingredient made Earth's continents. Menu. Science. Asteroids may have carved Earth's landforms as we know them — study. Ancient asteroids may have shaped landforms on Earth.

Found – one lost continent, hiding underneath a tropical holiday destination. It might sound implausible, but deep at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, a research team, led by South Africa’s ...