Earth's mantle is split by the Pacific Ring of Fire, an ancient schism that reflects the creation and destruction of the supercontinent Pangaea, a new study finds. One of these sections contains most ...

Recent research has shed light on a fascinating connection between ancient continental breakups and current volcanic activity ...

The continents we live on today are moving, and over hundreds of millions of years they get pulled apart and smashed together again. Occasionally, this tectonic plate-fueled process brings most of the ...

Up to 92% of Earth could be uninhabitable to mammals in 250 million years, researchers predict. The planet’s landmasses are expected to form a supercontinent, driving volcanism and increases to carbon ...

250 million years from now, the emergence of a new supercontinent could render most of Earth’s surface uninhabitable for mammals Up to 92% of Earth could be uninhabitable to mammals in 250 million ...

In a region stretching from Italy to Turkey, encompassing the Balkans, a recently discovered lost continent exists. Named ...