Zealandia, considered a candidate for the Earth’s eighth continent, was mostly lost to the sea. Geologists say they’ve now ...

Recent research shows that, over 200 million years ago, Greece was part of a lost continent scientists referred to as ...

Far beneath the waves of the southwest Pacific, scientists have finished charting a landmass so large and so coherent that it ...

A global game reveals that our idea of the size of continents is more accurate than classic maps and their distortions ...

A vast, mostly submerged landmass in the South Pacific, Zealandia, is now recognized as Earth's eighth continent. Recent ...

If the map of de la Cosa really was created later than 1500, perhaps the true earliest map of “America” is Martin Waldseemüller's world map. Created in 1507, it is the first map to depict the Western ...

Eighty years ago, five planes vanished during a training run off the Florida coast. A patrol plane sent to search for the men ...

But to millions of Indigenous Americans, the story of Thanksgiving is also closely intertwined with their history of invasion ...

On average, Africa’s tropical forests gained carbon until 2010, then lost it rapidly—especially between 2015 and 2017. Gains ...

The groups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have been set. Here's a breakdown of the 48-team tournament, including a look at the ...

A slimmed-down vision of US interests puts business deals, migration control and “restraint” at the centre of American power.

There are moments in history when the world does not formally announce that it has changed—yet everything around you whispers ...