Geologists claim to have discovered a new continent to the east of Australia: Zealandia. At 4.9 million square kilometres of land mass, 94 percent of which is under water, Zealandia would be the world ...

This was the first ever sighting of the Fimbul Ice Shelf, and it marked the official discovery of a new continent: Antarctica. It also cemented the modern idea, upheld by most maps across the ...

Scientists have identified the cause of the breakup of one of Earth's largest continents, which could eventually lead to the ...

the continent's discovery also expands our understanding of plate tectonic reorganisation, continental separation and how fragments of ancient crust were stranded during the birth of new oceans.

geologists have already located one place where a new continent is likely to form. A 35-mile long fissure discovered in Ethiopia’s desert in 2005 has continued to widen by 6-7mm per year.

The split will change the world's continental makeup. "Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and some parts of Ethiopia would form a new continent separated by the world's sixth ocean," said Metro. A change ...