Australia is not only the smallest continent but also Earth's largest island. But the land Down Under wasn't always so isolated; it was once part of a bigger supercontinent. So when did Australia ...

Han and his colleagues wanted to get a better handle on how Australia moves with the motion of water in and around the continent. Though Earth looks like a sphere, it's actually a little lopsided, ...

Ancient Australian rocks suggest Earth’s continents formed later than expected and share a common origin with the Moon.

About 155 million years ago, the continent of Argoland broke off from its home, the supercontinent Gondwana, drifted to the northwest, and — confoundingly — disappeared. What happened to this lost ...

Scientists say they have identified an underwater continent two-thirds the size of Australia — and they are calling it Zealandia. This newly proposed continent is about 1.74 million square miles in ...

Geologists have determined there's a new continent called "Zealandia." Recent satellite data and rock samples led to the conclusion. New Zealand and New Caledonia are part of the new continent, which ...

New Delhi: Australia may look like a stable landmass, but it's gradually inching northward toward Asia at an unexpected pace. In a concerning revelation, scientists have reported that the continent is ...