A new study led by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh geologist Timothy Paulsen and Michigan Tech geologist Chad Deering advances the understanding of the role that continents have played in the chemical ...

Ancient, expansive tracts of continental crust called cratons have helped keep Earth's continents stable for billions of years, even as landmasses shift, mountains rise and oceans form. A new ...

Continents and oceans have scientific definitions that underpin international law. The idea of dividing the world into geographical zones is ancient. Sovereignty and influence over natural resources ...

Writer-director Tommaso Santambrogio’s Oceans Are the Real Continents follows three sets of characters living in the Cuban town of San Antonio de los Baños, located approximately 25 miles south of ...

Right now, without any sensation whatsoever, you are moving. The ground beneath your feet — solid, dependable, seemingly permanent — is drifting across the face of the planet at roughly the same speed ...

Learn how the Antarctic Circumpolar Current formed during the Oligocene, as winds, shifting continents, and ocean gateways reshaped Earth’s climate. One of the world's currents carries more than 100 ...

Tommaso Santambrogio’s film, which stakes out territory in both truth and fantasy, uses nonactors to tell intertwining stories set in contemporary Cuba. By Ben Kenigsberg When you purchase a ticket ...