A new controversial study suggests Earth has six, not seven, continents due to plates not breaking apart as previously believed. Iceland and the Greenland-Iceland-Faroe Ridge are connected to Canada ...

When Earth’s ancient supercontinent Nuna broke apart, it reshaped oceans, cooled the climate, and set the stage for complex ...

All over the world, fresh water is disappearing, and a new analysis reveals that much of it is entering the ocean, with drying continents now contributing more to the alarming rise in global sea ...

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

Extreme heat forged Earth’s continents billions of years ago, creating the stable foundation that made life possible.

For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems and civilizations. But the secret to their stability has mystified ...

"... a pivotal event in our planet's history." This is an Inside Science story. Earth's first continents may have emerged from the oceans roughly 750 million years ...

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 ...

A new study of the chemical components of rocks led by researchers at Penn State and Columbia University provides the clearest evidence yet for how Earth's continents became and remained so stable — ...