A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that some of Earth’s oldest rocks, dating back 3.7 billion years, ...

Ancient Australian rocks suggest Earth’s continents formed later than expected and share a common origin with the Moon.

Far beneath the South Pacific, a continent the size of India has finally stepped out of the cartographic shadows. After ...

Africa’s official maps are stuck in the past, often either outdated, incomplete—or both. But governments don’t have the budgets to fix them, making it difficult to complete projects as complex as ...

Marta Yebra is a member of the ACT Multi Hazards Advisory Council and The International Academy of Astronautics. This year’s fire season in Australia feels unpredictable. One week brings torrential ...

The maps of the world you’ve been looking at all your life are wrong and should be replaced, according to a group promoting a new map that more accurately shows Africa as the second largest continent.

LONDON/DAKAR, Aug 14 (Reuters) - (This Aug. 14 story has been refiled to clarify the number of AU member states in paragraph 3) The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments ...

A landmass which was once home to up to half a million people has been discovered off the coast of northern Australia. The ...