Moroccan rocks reveal that Earth’s magnetic field once changed fast but followed a hidden order, helping scientists map ...

SCIENTISTS are mapping the mysterious "lost" continent of Zealandia for the first time. The gigantic landmass in the South Pacific disappeared beneath the waves 23million years ago – and has never ...

Under New Zealand, there lies a vast continent on the sea floor. Once part of the same land mass as Antarctica and Australia, the lost continent of Zealandia broke off 85 million years ago and ...

The lost continent of Zealandia that sank into the sea 23 million years ago has been revealed in unprecedented detail in new maps of the ocean floor. Geologists from New Zealand drew up the tectonic ...

Planning a trip to Antarctica? Now there's a new map to guide your way. Scientists from Ohio State University and the University of Minnesota have created what they say is the best, most complete and ...

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, ...

An international team of geologists and seismologists has created a refined map of Zealandia, the submerged continent beneath the Pacific Ocean. Using data from rock samples and seismic analysis, they ...

Brits may feel that getting from one end of their country to another is a long-distance haul. But their perspective on the matter might change if they use the fascinating size-comparison map tool by ...