Rivers began pumping weathered material into the sea about a billion years after Earth formed, suggesting continents may have gotten an early start.

A vast landmass that was once home to 500,000 people has been discovered off the coast of Australia. Now submerged, the ...

Introduced for the sake of sport, the entry of these rabbits to Australia marked the beginning of an infestation that would continue to plague the ecosystem over 150 years later.

Zealandia, which some researchers believe could be considered Earth's eighth continent, is older than previously thought.