A fresh analysis of rocks from one of these periods, the Ediacaran (about 630-540 million years ago), aims to solve a ...

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

For centuries, Earth was said to have seven continents — but one was hiding in plain sight. Beneath the waves of the South ...

Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...

The African continent is gradually splitting apart. Although a new ocean is expected to form as a result, it won't be for millions of years.

Scientists have uncovered a fiery secret from Earth’s past that explains how extreme heat forged the continents and made life possible.

A massive geological shift is quietly reshaping East Africa, and scientists say it could redraw the world map. Deep beneath ...

Often, while watching our favorite shows or movies or even playing an immersive video game, we get completely mesmerized by ...