Australia is the world's fastest-moving continent, shifting north at about 2.8 inches per year. This movement results from ...
Cool huh? Yeah. But what's really cool is that it's not over yet. Even as you read this, whole continents are moving. Right? Click here and see.
Only recently, scientists mapped the hidden continent of Zealandia located in the Southern Ocean. Africa's split "will be just another move in this giant geological playbook," said IFL Science.
"Plate tectonics and the Pangea supercontinent suggest that continents move and break up over (extremely long) periods of time due to convection from the decay of radioactive elements in the ...
Unlike other continents, Australia has remained geologically stable for much of its history. But despite its age, the landmass is still on the move and keeps drifting northeast at around seven ...
3 min read Continents were on the move in the Cretaceous, busy remodeling the shape and tone of life on Earth. At the start of the period, dinosaurs ruled the loosening remnants of the ...
Opponents of continental drift have argued that there is no good explanation for the stupendous forces that would be required to move continents thousands of miles apart and no reason for them to ...
It is the fastest moving continent on Earth, shifting so fast that its coordinates need to be realigned every so often. We take a look at some of the unique wildlife and natural wonders of the ...