A woman's hand is marked with ink before casting her ballot in national elections April 22, 2009 in Alexandra Township, South Africa [John Moore/Getty Images] For far too long, African youth have been ...

Researchers discovered that continents don’t just split at the surface—they also peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans. Simulations reveal that slow mantle waves strip continental ...

An analysis of feldspar crystals within the oldest magmatic rocks in Australia has provided a unique insight into Earth's ancient mantle and continents, and the early beginnings of the moon. Lead ...

# retrieve continental outline # This is the version that uses cartopy and requires installation of cartopy af=continents.get_continent('af').transpose() sam ...

With fall marathon season right around the corner, long-distance runners need the proper footwear for stability and comfort on any terrain. To equip athletes with the ideal shoes for training and race ...

The US West Coast is the world's worst mega-drying region. The world is losing fresh water at an unprecedented rate, two decades' worth of satellite data has revealed. Measurements from NASA's twin ...

Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents formed during the Archean time, more than 2.5 billion years ago. Their findings ...

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa, ...

Of the more than 8 billion people in the world, it's estimated less than 1% have been to all seven continents. One of the people making up this elusive club lives right in the Pittsburgh area. Once ...

Outline audio systems powered Perry’s Stage at the recent Lollapalooza festival, one of South America’s premier music events, in São Paulo, Brazil. Local audio hire company Gabisom Audio Equipment ...

Have you ever wondered what Antarctica might look like without ice? Now, a new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed, revealing ...