Earth might not have seven continents after all. From an early age, most of us are taught to recognize seven continents: ...

Scientists uncover hidden land under Iceland, questioning our understanding of Earth's continents and tectonic plates.

Continent-size islands deep inside Earth's mantle could be more than a billion years old, a new study finds.

Over 25 years ago, researchers discovered that some of these deep Earth reverberations pointed to the existence of two ...

Two enormous continent-sized "islands" found buried deep inside the Earth's mantle are challenging our ideas about our planet's inner workings. These unexpected regions of the Earth's innards ...

Scientists have discovered hidden treasures in the Earth's mantle. Hidden deep within Earth's mantle are two colossal ...

Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But ...

Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous regions, often referred to as "islands," which are the size of continents.

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The phenomenon has been happening for millions of years quietly beneath our feet and could shed new light on how the ...

Credit: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images Continent-size islands deep inside Earth's mantle could ... to reverberate through the whole planet, including the LLSVPs and the ...