With less water in the lakes, especially Lake Turkana, it has become easier for the great rift beneath to move.

A hidden “tear” beneath the continents may have been fueling oceanic volcanoes for millions of years, study reveals.

The world hides far more than meets the eye, and Zealandia, a nearly submerged continent, is one of its most striking secrets ...

What is a continent when over 94 percent of it is under the water? Zealandia is an extensive belt of continental crust around ...

After hundreds of years of speculation, scientists say they’ve finally mapped out Earth’s “lost” eighth continent, Zealandia. In a new study published in the journal Tectonics, researchers announced ...

The map of Earth looks settled at first glance. Continents feel fixed, named, and counted. Yet over the past few decades, ...

A group of geologists is making a new push to add an eighth continent to the accepted list, known as Zealandia. The scientists have been working for two decades gathering data to support their claim ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. Earth is usually said to have six ...

If you thought discovering the 7 continents was a thing of centuries past, you'll be surprised to hear we misplaced an entire continent under the island of Mauritius. New data from crystals on the ...

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The Continent's French Market, a European-inspired center for food vendors, opened in 1972. Photo date unknown. This story is part of the Curious Cbus project. You ask the questions, you vote for one ...

The mostly submarine continent includes New Zealand. — -- We're taught in elementary school that there are seven continents on Earth -- Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America ...