"Greater Adria" existed hundreds of millions of years ago after it broke off from the supercontinent Gondwana. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

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 ...

Researchers have discovered a hidden continent on Earth, but it’s not Atlantis. They found it while reconstructing the evolution of Mediterranean region’s complex geology, which rises with mountain ...

More than 2,000 years ago, Plato wrote about a land called Atlantis, where a mighty empire vanished beneath the waves after a series of “excessively violent earthquakes and floods.” His tale has ...

Competing in the world of beauty pageants is undoubtedly cutthroat at times, but this beauty queen has claimed she was recently faced with something so shocking that she decided to hand her crown back ...

Computational modeling shows that plate tectonics weren't necessary for early continents. The formation of Earth's continents billions of years ago set the stage for life to thrive. But scientists ...

Priyadarshi Chowdhury receives funding from Australian Research Council Grant No FL160100168. Jack Mulder receives funding from Australian Research Council grant FL160100168 Oliver Nebel receives ...