Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the ...

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 ...

This article was originally published on Nov. 3, 2016. Our maps have been lying to us for centuries. The standard classroom maps we all learned geography from are based on the Mercator projection, a ...

New research on the geology of Zealandia is revealing how it formed – and why it sank In 1820, a Russian ship packed with sailors and, oddly, penguins – destined for the men's dinner ...

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 ...

“Oceans Are the Real Continents” — whose very title nudges audiences to reimagine how it is we understand the geography of the world around us — is guided by a similar type of conviction.

The ocean above what we now call Zealandia is considerably shallower than that surrounding it, suggesting that the area was not underlain by an oceanic tectonic plate – like most of the world's ...

The new maps show how interconnected the world’s waterways are—how far-flung rivers from different continents eventually reach the same ocean expanse. The ocean boundaries themselves are also ...

The world is split up into continents, there are seven in all. And if you get the gist, we’re going to make a list, From biggest to small … Your kids may have come home from school singing ...

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 latest maps of the world's eighth continent. Share using Email. Share on Twitter. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin (Image credit: Alamy) By Zaria Gorvett. 29th September 2023.