The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international ...

In a certain number of years, Earth's 5 continents (counted by convention, excluding Antarctica) will merge into one.

"In general, it's become clear the Antarctic Ice Sheet is thicker than we originally realised and has a larger volume of ice ...

Peter Fretwell, mapping specialist and co-author at BAS, said it had become clear that the Antarctic Ice Sheet is thicker ...

We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Lost continents continue to be discovered as the technology to study our ever-shifting tectonic plates grows more advanced.

It's certainly not a small island: It's about three times the size of Texas. But on most maps, Greenland looks almost as big as the entire continent of Africa. In fact, it's 14 times smaller than ...

Satellite images from space are allowing scientists to delve deeper into the individual functions of different tropical forest canopies with new and surprising results. Understanding tree traits and ...

Overall, Australia's gradual drift towards Asia is a geological process that will reshape not only the continent but the natural and technological face of the world as well. Though gradual ...

That initial dive sparked a passion that recently resulted in a once in a lifetime achievement: A Guinness World Records title for the fastest time to scuba dive on all seven continents.

Experts have issued an urgent warning as the 'world's fastest' continent is on a collision course with Asia ... Advert Australia's current rate of movement is enough to impact the country's maps and ...

These start with choosing the overall shape: do you want a single, Pangaean landmass, a few continents ... or age of the world itself. It will still work by most of the usual map generation ...