The concepts of continents have confused people from their very beginning. Today I try to see if I can do any better at ...

If you were born in the last 30 years, there’s a good chance you’ve never actually had to rely on a paper map. You might have ...

A new study uses a paleotidal model to trace the formation of carbon-rich mud deposits over thousands of years.

The Atlantic Ocean was formed by the dramatic break-up of the supercontinent Pangea, splintering our planet into drifting ...