For centuries, European powers dominated the globe, controlling empires that stretched across continents and oceans. One of the most astonishing facts in history is that Europe once ruled over 84% of ...

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

Hidden beneath miles of ocean are fragments of ancient worlds—real lost continents that could’ve rewritten geography as we know it.

If you've ever looked at a world map, you might notice a big, blue patch nestled between Europe, Asia, and Africa. That’s the Mediterranean Sea—a shimmering str ...

Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the major global ocean currents. The geological age of the currents plays a ...

This map is a Spilhaus projection, showing the world's seas and oceans as a single body of water, centred on Antarctica and ...

Beneath the ocean surface, a global mission is underway that could reshape our understanding of our planet. Inspired by Sir ...

All together, that makes a wonderful, very human, mess. Back in the 1960s, the United States Geological Survey stated: “There ...

Without maps or knowledge of the ocean’s flow, it would have been nearly impossible to come back. These ancient travelers were truly bold explorers who risked everything to reach new lands.