There are seven continents on Earth, or so we learned in school. But it turns out that these designations are not as straightforward as they seem, and different scientists have different views on how ...
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How Many Continents Are There?

You might think that this is a simple enough question. There are seven continents, right? After all, this is what’s taught in ...
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Scientists recently published new ideas about why Earth’s toughest, oldest continents persist. These continents, known as cratons, have been on earth for more than two billion years. Andrew Zuza, an ...
Continents are huge and home to lots of different people, cultures, countries, sceneries, animals, and more! But, what would the Earth look like if all those landmasses were smushed together like some ...