The goal will be to study the atmosphere and the land below, and NASA has an interesting location to target: what is believed to be an ancient continent ... the current best map of Alpha Regio.

The largest continent, Asia covers an area of 44.6 million square kilometres (17.2 million square miles) and has a staggering population of approximately 4.6 billion people. It is characterised by ...

Until recently, a gap existed in the world map of amber discoveries: the Antarctic continent. But that gap has finally been ...

An incredible map shows the “true” size of Africa with China, India and America all fitting inside. The continent is 30.37 million km² and covers 20 percent of the planet’s land area and ...

If you went to school in the US or the UK, you probably learned that there are seven continents. But that number really depends on where you grew up. Elsewhere, you probably learned that there are ...

Roughly 90 million years ago, climatic conditions in Antarctica were suitable for resin-producing trees. A team of ...

An incredible interactive map gives viewers an insight into just how many cruise ships are sailing the globe, with the vast ...

Everest, about 60 million years ago, was the rapid movement of India northward toward the continent of EuroAsia; Click here for a present-day map of the Indian subcontinent. India charged across ...

The NFL's international games, such as the Panthers and Giants facing off in Munich, have helped to build American football's ...

While Britain, Argentina, Australia, Norway, France, New Zealand and Chile have long held territorial claims over the vast ...

More than 17,000 cases have now been confirmed across the continent, with the WHO saying ... isolate while waiting for the results. Here is a map of all the places where cases of clade 1b have ...

Alfred Wegener Institute and TU Bergakademie FreibergRoughly 90 million years ago, climatic conditions in Antarctica were ...