Moroccan rocks reveal that Earth’s magnetic field once changed fast but followed a hidden order, helping scientists map ...

For billions of years, Earth’s continents have stood firm, forming the foundation for mountains, rivers, and life itself. But ...

For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems ...

A stunning new study is challenging the conventional wisdom about Earth’s continents. For years, we’ve been taught that Earth has seven continents, but emerging research suggests that the number might ...

For the first time, scientists have seen a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest. Seismic data show the oceanic plate tearing into fragments, forming microplates in a ...

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, ...

Continent-sized structures of mineral protruding from the lower mantle towards Earth's outer core may be contributing to an instability of our planet's magnetic field. The two odd formations – one ...

The Earth may eventually have a new ocean. Tectonic plate movement under a section of Northern Africa could pull the area that is currently Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea away from the rest of the ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

Study warns that humans may be driving Earth toward a sixth mass extinction. The research shows species loss, but the future ...

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 ...