Most of us learned the same list in school: seven continents, give or take a geography teacher’s preference for merging ...

Scientists have officially confirmed the existence of Zealandia, a massive mostly underwater landmass now widely recogni ...

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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 ...

Lurking beneath New Zealand is a long-hidden continent called Zealandia, geologists say. But since nobody is in charge of officially designating a new continent, individual scientists will ultimately ...

The Continent's French Market, a European-inspired center for food vendors, opened in 1972. Photo date unknown. This story is part of the Curious Cbus project. You ask the questions, you vote for one ...