Zealandia, which some researchers consider the eighth continent on Earth, is older than previously thought for a long time.

Scientists from the Universities of Derby in the UK and Uppsala in Sweden have confirmed something extraordinary—a new continent on Earth. For centuries, there were rumors about a landmass called ...

The crust of Zealandia is between 10 and 30 kilometers thick, which is thinner than the 30 to 45 kilometers of the other continents. The mapped sandstones are approximately 95 million years old ...

Zealandia is a new and mostly submerged continent off the coast of New Zealand. The discovery started with offshore oil drilling in the 1960s. A UN treaty that gave drilling rights to continental ...

You might be used to learning about seven continents around the world, but did you know that Zealandia is the long-lost eighth? It was undiscovered for a long time because it's mainly underwater.

Geoscientists have confirmed Zealandia, a continent hiding in plain sight for nearly 375 years. Covering 1.89 million square miles, it lay submerged beneath the waves, sparking excitement and ...

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ...

Zealandia emerges as a vast continent spanning a staggering 1.89 million square miles (4.9 million square kilometers), making it approximately six times the size of Madagascar.

Our expedition drilled into the recently discovered underwater continent of Zealandia, revealing a new picture of the violent geological forces that created it. We undertook a 28-day voyage to ...

At that time, Adria probably looked like modern-day Zealandia, the mini-continent that underpins New Zealand's north and south islands. Only 7% of Zealandia is above sea-level. Read More ...