The two halves of the African continent are moving apart at a rate of a few millimeters each year, geologists have calculated ...

The mostly submarine continent includes New Zealand. — -- We're taught in elementary school that there are seven continents on Earth -- Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America ...

A vast, mostly submerged landmass in the South Pacific, Zealandia, is now recognized as Earth's eighth continent. Recent mapping confirms its continental crust, scale, and ancient origins, challenging ...

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When one considers the term “Continent of Science,” one may think of an area filled with the presence of universities or other hubs of science or tech.

If you thought discovering the 7 continents was a thing of centuries past, you'll be surprised to hear we misplaced an entire continent under the island of Mauritius. New data from crystals on the ...

A group of geologists is making a new push to add an eighth continent to the accepted list, known as Zealandia. The scientists have been working for two decades gathering data to support their claim ...

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 ...

Scientists have pieced together the remnants of a continent that broke off from western Australia 155 million years ago and seemingly vanished as it drifted northward toward Southeast Asia. When you ...

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