Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy.

Pangea may have vanished 200 million years ago, but it left a trail of clues in rocks, fossils, and even magnetic fields that ...

Greenland is often touted as the world's largest island that is not a continent, boasting an impressive area of over 836,000 square miles. However, this number can be misleading depending on the map ...

Ever wondered if Earth’s continents were once joined as a single landmass? This video breaks down the science behind continental drift, plate tectonics, and how our planet slowly reshaped itself over ...

Latin America and Oceania emerge as the most exposed regions, with many nations lacking detection and containment capacity, ...

How much fresh water is in the United States? It's a tough question, since most of the water is underground, accessible at varying depths. In previous decades, it's been answered indirectly from data ...

New satellite records capture how polar ice sheets slide toward the sea, helping scientists better understand ice loss and ...

Ancient Australian rocks suggest Earth’s continents formed later than expected and share a common origin with the Moon.

They're called ghost particles for a reason. They're everywhere—trillions of them constantly stream through everything: our ...

As global competition for rare earths intensifies, Greenland’s reserves are likely to remain central to strategic discussions ...

Which way is ‘down’ has a different answer depending on where you are on Earth, in the solar system, in our galaxy and beyond ...