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, ...

The maps of the world you’ve been looking at all your life are wrong and should be replaced, according to a group promoting a new map that more accurately shows Africa as the second largest continent.

The African continent is undergoing a geological transformation that, in the distant future, could create a new ocean. Researchers studying the East African Rift System have observed the tectonic ...

Scientists have discovered there is more to Antarctica than meets the eye. A new map of the landscape beneath the frozen ...

A groundbreaking study has unveiled Antarctica's hidden, rugged topography beneath its ice sheet, revealing mountains, ...