Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

These ancient buried "super-continents"—known to scientists as large low-seismic-velocity provinces (LLSVPs)—were found ...

With the sun also anticipated to emit about 2.5 percent more radiation and the supercontinent being located primarily in the hot, humid tropics, much of the planet could be facing temperatures of ...

To account for the numerous gaps in the fossil record, they treated the parts of the world where fossils have not been ...

Tristan da Cunha is a group of islands in the South Atlantic that formed from the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana. Today, it's home to a tiny and extremely isolated farming community.

Understanding the supercontinent cycle helps scientists explore the planet's long-term evolution and its impact on ecosystems, climates, and geology. Professor Li noted: “Currently, Earth’s ...

This reflects the last two supercontinent cycles over approximately ... which suggests that an active planet is important for developing and sustaining life. "Earth is the only planet with plate ...

The first dinosaurs may have evolved near the equator, and not in the southwest of the supercontinent Gondwana, as ...

4 min read When the Devonian period dawned about 416 million years ago the planet was changing its appearance. The great supercontinent of Gondwana was headed steadily northward, away from the ...