Geologists have long viewed North America and Europe as separate continents, yet new studies suggest there might be more complexity beneath the surface of Earth’s oceans. Ongoing research has revealed ...

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Two continent-sized regions deep in Earth’s mantle, known as LLSVPs, are hotter, older, and more rigid than their surroundings, contradicting the idea of a well-mixed mantle. Seismologists revealed ...

Scientists have discovered two continent-sized regions hidden deep within Earth’s mantle, referred to in a recent study as “islands.” Research from Utrecht University reveals that these regions are ...

According to Metro, this certain tectonic movement could potentially lead to the formation of the Sixth Ocean which would end up separating Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and parts of Ethiopia into a new ...

A University of Derby study led by Dr. Phethean proposes Earth has six continents, not seven. Using advanced geological techniques, researchers suggest North America and Eurasia might be connected ...

That's twice as fast as the rate at which toenails grow. Researchers previously believed the fissure would split the continent in two, a process that would take tens of millions of years.

Yet when it comes to Africa’s development, we too often mistake discussion for progress. The continent hosts some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, but average growth remains below ...

Imagine a world where continents are not what they seem. A new study suggests Earth may have six continents, not seven. Even more astonishing, North America and Europe might still be connected.

Their evidence comes from a pair of sunken, continent-sized “out of tune” geological islands located inside a tectonic plate “graveyard” 1,800-feet-below the planet’s surface.

Here’s how it works. Continent-size islands deep inside Earth's mantle could be more than a billion years old, a new study finds. Known as large low-seismic-velocity provinces (LLSVPs), these ...