The Olympic rings are among the most recognizable logo in the world. But what do the five rings mean? You might be surprised ...

Great things can come from failure when it comes to geology. The Midcontinent rift formed about 1.1 billion years ago and ...

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

It turns out that continental breakups are just as messy as human ones, with the events leaving fragments scattered far from home ...

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

Forget the neat, tidy narratives you might have heard in school about a stable, unchanging Earth. Just like history, our ...

The oldest crystals formed on Earth contain signs that continents existed during the Hadean Eon and were being subducted into the mantle more than 4 billion years ago. If true, this would not only ...

Earth is the only planet known to possess continents. In a new study published August 23 in the journal Geology, researchers suggest unexpected seeds for the formation of the first continents on our ...

For most people, continents are Earth’s seven main large landmasses. But geoscientists have a different take on this. They look at the type of rock a feature is made of, rather than how much of its ...

The first half-billion years of Earth science were gnarly. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When Earth was just a wee young thing, ...

Classical plate tectonic theory was developed in the 1960s. It proposed that the outer layer of our planet is made up of a small number of rigid plates separated by narrow boundaries. The surface of ...

The 2026 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is the last competition before the 2026 Winter Olympics, here's how you can catch some of the world's best skaters in action.