The dance of the continents has been reshaping Earth for billions of years, creating the landscapes we walk on today.

Moroccan rocks reveal that Earth’s magnetic field once changed fast but followed a hidden order, helping scientists map ...

A fresh analysis of rocks from one of these periods, the Ediacaran (about 630-540 million years ago), aims to solve a ...

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

For centuries, Earth was said to have seven continents — but one was hiding in plain sight. Beneath the waves of the South ...

When Earth’s ancient supercontinent Nuna broke apart, it reshaped oceans, cooled the climate, and set the stage for complex ...

I/ATLAS can kill most of human life obliterate a continent and is it visible from Earth? The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may pose no direct threat to Earth, yet its size, speed, unusual behaviour and ...

For the first time, scientists have seen a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest. Seismic ...

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

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 ...

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, ...