The African continent is splitting along a triple junction of rifts that converge in Afar, Ethiopia. A new ocean may take ...

Scientists have uncovered a magnetic anomaly in Australia's Northern Territory, remarkably mirroring the continent's shape.

New research examining over 20 years of data captured by NASA’s twin climate satellites, GRACE and GRACE-FO, has revealed an “unprecedented” level of water loss among the planet’s continents, creating ...

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millions of years from now, Northern Africa could be home to a new ocean as tectonic plates pull apart along the East African Rift ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine the recently proclaimed EU AI ...

Did you know our planet has seven huge areas called continents? They are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, ...