Earth might not have seven continents after all. From an early age, most of us are taught to recognize seven continents: ...

A controversial new study suggests our geography textbooks should be rewritten. Since we were young, we’ve learned that Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America and South America ...

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 ...

Our work allows us to update maps of tectonic plates and the formation of continents that are found in classroom textbooks. These plate models which have been assembled from topographic models and ...

New map of Earth’s tectonic plates ‘could help predict natural disasters’ In new research, scientists have redrawn the boundaries of our planet’s architecture, Andy Gregory reports ...

A previously unknown layer of partially molten rock has been detected beneath Earth’s crust. The discovery could help scientists learn more about the motions of Earth’s tectonic plates.

Tectonic plates under the Americas, Europe, and Africa are separating as the Atlantic Ocean grows wider. A 2021 study suggests atypically hot material, 410 miles underground, is rising and forcing ...

Eventually, it is understood that the Earth’s tectonic plates will come together against and form a new supercontinent, a process predicted to happen roughly 200 to 300 million years from now ...

He proposed continental drift as an explanation, an idea that would later influence the theory of plate tectonics. Abraham Ortelius map of Europe. Wikicommons. When assembling his maps, ...

In some cases the space is so narrow, you can touch North America and Europe at once. ... Swim between two tectonic plates. 25 June 2014. Share Save. Talia Avakian. Features correspondent.

Europe could be moving beneath Africa as the two continents shift closer together, scientists believe. Geologists say a pause in the movement between the two continents could mean the tectonic ...

A newly discovered crack in the Earth's crust could pull North America and Europe together and cause the Atlantic Ocean to vanish in about 220 million years, scientists say. A new map of the ...