For billions of years, Earth’s continents have stood firm, forming the foundation for mountains, rivers, and life itself. But ...

Many continental names come from outsiders rather than the people who lived there. Using native endonyms reveals a very ...

Scientists have answered one of the most puzzling questions in plate tectonics: how and why 'stable' parts of continents gradually rise to form some of the planet's greatest topographic features.

Extreme heat deep in Earth’s crust forged the strong, stable continents that have endured for billions of years.

For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems ...

Scientists have pieced together the remnants of a continent that broke off from western Australia 155 million years ago and seemingly vanished as it drifted northward toward Southeast Asia. When you ...