In recent years, a large group of geologists has gathered enough evidence to support the recognition of an eighth. It’s called Zealandia, and it has been hiding in plain sight beneath the southwest ...

A vast, mostly submerged landmass in the South Pacific, Zealandia, is now recognized as Earth's eighth continent. Recent mapping confirms its continental crust, scale, and ancient origins, challenging ...

Far beneath the South Pacific, a continent the size of India has finally stepped out of the cartographic shadows. After ...

Beneath the South Pacific Ocean lies a microcontinent that was hidden for over 300 years. Zealandia, which separated from Australia millions of years ago and was once Earth's eighth continent, is a ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence of a lost continent that lies hidden beneath jungles in Southeast Asia, according to a study. Geoscientists have long suspected that around 155 million years ago a ...

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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 ...

Researchers have discovered a hidden continent on Earth, but it’s not Atlantis. They found it while reconstructing the evolution of Mediterranean region’s complex geology, which rises with mountain ...

Australia, a unique island continent, is both a country and the smallest continent, yet the sixth-largest nation. It features diverse landscapes, from deserts to rainforests, and boasts unique ...