The idea that Earth might only have six continents hinges on the new research conducted by Dr. Jordan Phethean from the ...

Before it split into the continents we know today, Earth was home to just a single landmass, or "supercontinent," called Pangea. Over tens of millions of years, as the familiar story goes ...

This was when the Earth was ... Once the split becomes large enough for a body of water to form, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and some parts of Ethiopia would form a new continent – called ...

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ecosystem of the region, as well as the way humans live. In the ...