Maps distort reality because the Earth is a three-dimensional sphere, and any attempt to represent it on a flat surface requires compromise.It's like trying to make a rectangle out of an orange peel.

In 250 million years, Earth’s continents may merge into a supercontinent so extreme that most mammals would struggle to survive.

Zealandia is a massive landmass in the South Pacific, but nearly all of it lies beneath the ocean. Scientists argue it meets the geological requirements of a true continent, even though only New ...

When English author J.R.R. Tolkien crafted his fantasy world Middle-earth, he argued storytellers are essentially “sub-creators” – they build fictional realms with internally consistent laws. For a ...

Gravity may seem constant, but it actually varies across the planet—and one of the strangest places is Antarctica, where gravity is slightly weaker than expected. Scientists have traced this “gravity ...

Remarkably, the shorelines of Africa and South America reflect each other almost perfectly, an extraordinary discovery that ignited a wave of scientific inquiry. Long ago, these continents were joined ...

A research team led by Dr. Márton Rabi from the Biogeology Department of the University of Tübingen, together with Máté ...

Polyhedrons come in all shapes and sizes. Anything that has multiple faces joined at their edges can be a polyhedron. Picture Earth as a six-sided cube. Or as a triangular pyramid with four faces ...

A blood-red moon will soon grace the skies for a total lunar eclipse — and there won't be another until late 2028. The spectacle will be visible Tuesday morning from North America, Central America ...

Africa is slowly changing in front of our eyes, although we can’t see it directly. Scientists have discovered the continent is splitting in two parts, and ...

New study reveals that the Earth's mantle was not as hot when Pangaea began to break apart millions of years ago.