Scientists find evidence that entirety of Earth was once covered in ice
Even the balmy tropics may have once been crushed by colossal masses of ice.
90,000,000-year-old discovery suggests Antarctica once looked different than previously thought
The discovery of fossilised plant 'blood' - once prized as a gemstone - shows what lived on the continent before it was all ...
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First Map of Known World Created by Ancient Greek Anaximander
The ancient Greek thinker Anaximander lent his prodigious talents to pre-Socratic Greek philosophy, geography, geometry, and cosmology.
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90-million-year-old amber discovered in Antarctica reveals secrets of ancient forest
The amber, excavated from Pine Island Bay in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, provides a unique snapshot of life in prehistoric ...
First amber find on the Antarctic continent provides new insights into Cretaceous forests
Until recently, a gap existed in the world map of amber discoveries: the Antarctic continent. But that gap has finally been ...
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First Amber Discovered on Antarctic Continent
Alfred Wegener Institute and TU Bergakademie FreibergRoughly 90 million years ago, climatic conditions in Antarctica were ...
How NFL scout Mark Dulgerian scours four continents for talent
The NFL's international games, such as the Panthers and Giants facing off in Munich, have helped to build American football's ...
'Real reason' why Europe is not connected to Africa - it’s nothing to do with politics
Two parts of the planet remain detached and could be connected by bridge - but one travel guru has explained why this hasn't ...
Antarctica: is coldest continent heading for chaos?
While Britain, Argentina, Australia, Norway, France, New Zealand and Chile have long held territorial claims over the vast ...
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Lost continent 'unlike anything found today' discovered off the coast of Australia
A landmass which was once home to up to half a million people has been discovered off the coast of northern Australia. The ...
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6, 7 or 2 continents? Depends on who you ask.
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 ...