A better understanding of the bedrock can help researchers calculate how quickly the continent's melting glaciers might ...

7 continents of the world: The Earth consists of 71% and 29% of landmasses. These land masses are further divided into continents. The complicated geological process of plate tectonics led to the ...

Retired teacher Doug Hill is just past the halfway of an ambitious three-year excursion around the globe to see 80 sporting ...

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

Two days after Christmas, the Times journalists Raymond Zhong and Chang W. Lee set sail from Christchurch, New Zealand, on a ...

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

After circling the globe and stepping foot on all seven continents, you start to notice patterns. Not the kind you get from textbooks or documentaries, but the fuzzy, emotional, life-changing kind ...

Michael Wardian competing at a race in May (courtesy of Michael Wardian) An Arlington ultramarathoner with a history of extreme athletic stunts is preparing for one of his most ambitious challenges ...

Will Smith is taking on a daring journey - navigating all seven continents - in this National Geographic series. Over the course of 100 days, Smith will travel across the planet in an inspiring, seven ...

A University of Derby team suggests the Atlantic divide is incomplete, with continental fragments stranded in Iceland and Davis Strait. Denmark facing "decisive moment" over Trump Greenland threat ...

Rebecca Ferguson and Martha Mazzarella didn’t let a little cold or the smell of “penguin poo” keep them from exploring one of the least-visited continents on Earth. Their December trip to Antarctica ...