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 ...

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 ...

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 enormous 64 million square mile ocean that keeps shrinking every year The area covered by the ocean exceeds that of all the continents combined.

Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet’s largest land masses is less clear than we learned in school.

Incredible map shows how big the Pacific Ocean is - enough room for all the world’s land The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the earth's five oceans.