Australia is moving north towards Asia at 2.8 inches per year. This gradual shift could cause significant geological changes ...

Earth’s current ice-covered state is an anomaly, relying on rare geological conditions, and scientists caution that excessive ...

Continent-size islands deep inside Earth's mantle could be more than a billion years old, a new study finds. Known as large low-seismic-velocity provinces (LLSVPs), these blobs are both hotter and ...

The long-ignored continent of Zealandia has now been mapped and officially recognized as Earth’s eighth continent. Stretching over 4.9 million square kilometers, most of Zealandia lies beneath the ...

The continent drifts northeast at about 2.7 inches (7cm) per year - a rate so significant that GPS coordinates must be ...

In the geologic history of Earth, shifting plate tectonics are commonplace, and Africa's impending rift is but another chapter in that story. The Earth's continents are far from constant.

Geologists have long viewed North America and Europe as separate continents, yet new studies suggest there might be more complexity beneath the surface of Earth’s oceans. Ongoing research has revealed ...

The geological history of Earth makes a new continent seem insignificant. Pangea, the enormous landmass that gave rise to all of the continents, broke apart into the continents that exist today. We ...