Most continents are more than just their cratons, so we know that the continents didn't form all at once in the early history of the Earth. You can check out a map of the world's cratons below to get ...

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

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 ...

Late last year, scientists in New Zealand announced that they had created the most thorough map of any continent on planet Earth. For decades, the geologists had dug up and analyzed countless rock ...

Incredible interactive map shows how Earth's continents have shifted from 750 million years ago to today 'Ancient Earth Globe' map reveals how the continents have split and reformed during our ...

New study could redefine Earth’s continents and change global maps. This theory may even change the world map and turn the seven-continent model into a six-continent one if this holds.

Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet’s largest land masses is less clear than we learned in school. By Matt Kaplan The world is split up into continents, there ...

The claim: Antarctica is a wall hiding 20 more continents. A Feb. 10 Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows renderings of Earth, maps and mountains of ice and snow.“What if Antarctica ...

Most continents are more than just their cratons, so we know that the continents didn’t form all at once in the early history of the Earth. You can check out a map of the world’s cratons below ...