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Forget Atlantis — there’s a real underwater land mass hidden beneath the South Pacific, scientists say. In a new study, they identify it as a continent called Zealandia. The researchers say that the ...

The mostly submarine continent includes New Zealand. — -- We're taught in elementary school that there are seven continents on Earth -- Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America ...

After hundreds of years of speculation, scientists say they’ve finally mapped out Earth’s “lost” eighth continent, Zealandia. In a new study published in the journal Tectonics, researchers announced ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. Earth is usually said to have six ...

If you thought discovering the 7 continents was a thing of centuries past, you'll be surprised to hear we misplaced an entire continent under the island of Mauritius. New data from crystals on the ...

The mystery of a landmass that broke from modern-day western Australia and drifted to sea has been solved after 155 million years. Finally, geologists from Utrecht University in the Netherlands have ...

A group of geologists is making a new push to add an eighth continent to the accepted list, known as Zealandia. The scientists have been working for two decades gathering data to support their claim ...

Africa holds a truly unique place on the world map. It is the only continent that lies in all four hemispheres, the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western. No other continent shares this ...