Parts of ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought.

A hidden “tear” beneath the continents may have been fueling oceanic volcanoes for millions of years, study reveals.

The history of Earth's continents might be different from what we first thought. The most popular theory of how the continents formed billions of years ago may not be right, according to a paper in ...

The formation of Earth’s continents billions of years ago set the stage for life to thrive. But scientists disagree over how those land masses formed and if it was through geological processes we ...

Recent advances in science have unearthed a significant revelation: the discovery of a ‘lost’ continent, Zealandia, which was hidden for 375 years. This notable find shakes up our understanding of ...

The oldest Scandinavian bedrock was 'born' in Greenland, according to a new geological study. The study helps us understand the origin of continents and why Earth is the only planet in our solar ...

What happened to Argoland, the continent that broke off western Australia 155 million years ago? Geologists at Utrecht University have now managed to reconstruct the history of the lost continent. As ...