For centuries, the world has accepted the idea that Earth is divided into seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, ...

A 35-mile-long fissure in East Africa signals the continents gradual separation, leading to the formation of a new ocean in ...

Geologists have long viewed North America and Europe as separate continents, yet new studies suggest there might be more complexity beneath the surface of Earth’s oceans. Ongoing research has revealed ...

The mission of the Department of Physical Geography is to be at the forefront of research in Earth Surface Dynamics. Our knowledge and understanding of Earth’s continental and coastal systems ...

Our Geography BSc combines physical and human geography, addressing urgent global issues including climate change, migration, geopolitics and urban development. You will benefit from field trips, a ...

Earth’s oceans caught a fever in March 2023 that has yet to break. Since then, the bathwater-like conditions have killed corals in a record-breaking mass bleaching event, fueled hurricanes ...

The world’s oceans are warming four times faster than they were in the late 1980s, according to a new study. The alarming acceleration helps explain why 2023 and 2024 saw unprecedented ocean ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

But with a contract from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the researchers in Halifax hope to reanalyze the samples using newer methods. Timothy Frasier, principal investigator of the ...

In 2024, ocean temperatures reached record highs, worsening extreme weather and threatening ecosystems due to accelerating global warming. A recent study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences ...

A University of Derby study led by Dr. Phethean proposes Earth has six continents ... This could totally alter the knowledge of the geography of Earth; global maps may be revised and new ...

Breaking up is hard to do, but one of the world's continents is going through the difficult process even if it's going to take a lot of time. While the current maps of the world are fairly ...