A new controversial study suggests Earth has six, not seven, continents due to plates not breaking apart as previously believed. Iceland and the Greenland-Iceland-Faroe Ridge are connected to Canada ...

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa, ...

All over the world, fresh water is disappearing, and a new analysis reveals that much of it is entering the ocean, with drying continents now contributing more to the alarming rise in global sea ...

For billions of years, Earth’s continents have stood firm, forming the foundation for mountains, rivers, and life itself. But ...

For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems and civilizations. But the secret to their stability has mystified ...

"... a pivotal event in our planet's history." This is an Inside Science story. Earth's first continents may have emerged from the oceans roughly 750 million years ...

An analysis of feldspar crystals within the oldest magmatic rocks in Australia has provided a unique insight into Earth's ...

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 ...

Extreme heat forged Earth’s continents billions of years ago, creating the stable foundation that made life possible.

A new study of the chemical components of rocks led by researchers at Penn State and Columbia University provides the clearest evidence yet for how Earth's continents became and remained so stable — ...