New research presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union highlights the future of our continents – a future which suggests renewed unity, quite literally. Just as our continents ...

The idea of seven continents has never been based on science — it’s a leftover tradition that ignores how landmasses actually ...

The Winter Olympics are back for two-weeks of intense games, heated competition and exciting moments. Throughout it all, you're going to see a lot of the Olympic rings, as the five interlaced rings ...

Most people know that the land masses on which we all live represent just 30% of Earth's surface, and the rest is covered by oceans. The emergence of the continents was a pivotal moment in the history ...

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 ...

A brief look at whether Earth’s continents were once joined together.

New research has provided the strongest evidence yet that Earth's continents were formed by giant meteorite impacts that were particularly prevalent during the first billion years or so of our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These chunks joined to form a single mass of land due to Earth’s inner tectonic activity. This single supercontinent was named ...

Most people know that the land masses on which we all live represent just 30 percent of Earth’s surface, and the rest is covered by oceans. The emergence of the continents was a pivotal moment in the ...