The history of Earth's continents might be different from what we first thought. The most popular theory of how the continents formed billions of years ago may not be right, according to a paper in ...

A new study has revealed that two continent-sized regions in Earth's deep mantle have distinctive histories and resulting ...

The formation of Earth’s continents billions of years ago set the stage for life to thrive. But scientists disagree over how those land masses formed and if it was through geological processes we ...

New research has dramatically reshaped our understanding of Earth’s early geological history, overturning traditional beliefs about how the planet’s first continents came into being. Researchers from ...

Scientists recently published new ideas about why Earth’s toughest, oldest continents persist. These continents, known as cratons, have been on earth for more than two billion years. Andrew Zuza, an ...

Among all the planets in the Solar System, Earth stands alone. It’s the only one with active plate tectonics — a dynamic process that has shaped life, climate, and continents for billions of years.

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s future as the climate warms.

Janika Oza's debut novel "A History of Burning" follows one family over 100 years and across three continents, exploring themes of erasure, colonialism, family and memory. (Book cover courtesy Grand ...

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Continental drift first captured my imagination in elementary school. The front page of a particular Weekly Reader featured a drawing of the earth floating in space. But this globe showed the ...

Visualisation of seismic model S40RTS (Ritsema et al., 2011), showing the LLVP (large red area) under Africa, made using the GPlates software. Credit: Jeroen Ritsema et al. A new study led by ...