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, ...

A strange 20 cm harpoon head pulled from the North Sea helped reveal that part of the seabed was once dry land where people ...

Scientists have identified a hidden deep-Earth pattern that may reveal where rare earth deposits form. The study links ...

Zealandia broke apart from the supercontinent Gondwana millions of years ago then sank. It's hard to study an underwater landmass, but researchers say they've created a complete map. Studying ...

A team of researchers has created aglobal map that may change how scientists search for rare earth deposits. Their work links ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The history of Earth's continents might be different from what we first ...

Scientists have created a global “treasure map” for rare earth elements by uncovering where the strange volcanic rocks that ...

A Feb. 10 Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows renderings of Earth, maps and mountains of ice and snow. “What if Antarctica is simply a giant ice wall that prevents us from seeing the rest ...

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After decades of work, a team of scientists has finally completed a map of Zealandia. It's helping them unlock the secrets of this lost continent's mysterious past. Zealandia is sometimes called Earth ...