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, ...

For decades, students around the world have memorized the same geography lesson: seven continents, split cleanly by oceans and plate boundaries. But new research out of the University of Derby is ...

The each of the five Olympic rings represent a different continent. Thought the U.S. teaches there are seven continents, the Olympics use the five-continent model. Each ring's color is associated with ...