OK everybody, pack up the science books and rip the world maps down off classroom walls. It’s time to get rid of every piece of literature that says Africa, Antartica, Australia, South America, North ...

Earth’s eighth continent, Zealandia, has been largely unrecognized and “missing” from maps for 375 years. This mostly underwater landmass, spanning about 4.9 million square kilometers, challenges ...

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Scientists will soon venture to the world's hidden eighth continent, the sunken land of Zealandia. The lost continent, which is mostly submerged, with all of New Zealand and a few islands peeking out ...

But according to new research, there may be one more you've been missing. A new study published by the Geological Society of America asserts that New Zealand is actually the tip of a continent, not ...

On January 30, 2018, Celeste Bell crossed the finish line of the White Continent Marathon & Half-Marathon in Antarctica and became the first woman to run eight marathons in eight days on eight ...

If you were to arrive in our solar system never having seen it before, you’d be impressed with variety. Giant gas planets with rings, moons spanning from minuscule to enormous, icy comets that hurtle ...

The dance of the continents has been reshaping Earth for billions of years, creating the landscapes we walk on today. Scientists are unlocking secrets about how plate tectonics forged our modern world ...

What is the biggest continent? Earth is covered by three-fourths ocean waters. The remaining land is mostly split into seven main divisions. These continents are Asia, Europe, North America, South ...