For billions of years, Earth’s continents have stood firm, forming the foundation for mountains, rivers, and life itself. But ...

Extreme heat deep in Earth’s crust forged the strong, stable continents that have endured for billions of years.

New research reveals that Earth’s continents owe their stability to searing heat deep in the planet’s crust. At more than ...

Continental drift was a revolutionary theory explaining that continents shift position on Earth's surface. The theory was proposed by geophysicist and meteorologist Alfred Wegener in 1912, but was ...

Up to 92% of Earth could be uninhabitable to mammals in 250 million years, researchers predict. The planet’s landmasses are expected to form a supercontinent, driving volcanism and increases to carbon ...