Study Suggests Earth Has Only Six Continents and Not Seven; 'The North American and European Plates Have Not Officially Broken Up' Examinations of a strip of land stretching from Greenland through ...

Scientists uncover hidden land under Iceland, questioning our understanding of Earth's continents and tectonic plates.

For centuries, we have been taught that there are seven continents, but new research has suggested there are actually only ...

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

A fascinating new study reveals how two of Earth’s established continents may constitute one whole landmass in itself.

An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the ...

Grasslands in Asia and North America differ in their responses to drought, according to a paper in the journal Nature led by ...

plates. Six of the majors are named for the continents embedded within them, such as the North American, African, and Antarctic plates. Though smaller in size, the minors are no less important ...

An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the ...

Grasslands in Asia and North America differ in their responses to drought, according to a new article. The findings show that differences in the dominant grasses and lower species diversity in the ...

Their research revealed that in the present day, deep below the Earth's surface, the Neotethys oceanic plate -- the ocean floor that used to be between the Arabian and Eurasian continents -- is ...