The African continent is splitting along a triple junction of rifts that converge in Afar, Ethiopia. A new ocean may take ...

After hundreds of years of speculation, scientists say they’ve finally mapped out Earth’s “lost” eighth continent, Zealandia. In a new study published in the journal Tectonics, researchers announced ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. Earth is usually said to have six ...

If you thought discovering the 7 continents was a thing of centuries past, you'll be surprised to hear we misplaced an entire continent under the island of Mauritius. New data from crystals on the ...

You think you know your continents? Think again. We're taught in elementary school that there are seven continents on Earth -- Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South ...

A group of geologists is making a new push to add an eighth continent to the accepted list, known as Zealandia. The scientists have been working for two decades gathering data to support their claim ...

South America, aptly named the "Bird Continent," hosts over 3,500 bird species, the most diverse globally. From the Amazon ...

Lurking beneath New Zealand is a long-hidden continent called Zealandia, geologists say. But since nobody is in charge of officially designating a new continent, individual scientists will ultimately ...

Across the planet, water makes up 71% of Earth's surface. The remaining space is covered by land—continents and islands. Before Earth's land formed the seven continents in the present day, all the ...