Did you know that in about 200 million years, Earth is due for another supercontinent? What exactly that supercontinent will ...

The continents we live on today are moving, and over hundreds of millions of years they get pulled apart and smashed together again. Occasionally, this tectonic plate-fueled process brings most of the ...

The next supercontinent, Pangea Ultima, is likely to get so hot so quickly that mammals cannot adapt, a new supercomputer simulation has forecast. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

All mammals on Earth could be wiped out in 250 million years due to a volcanic supercontinent named Pangea Ultima, according to a new study. The study, published in Nature Geoscience, predicts that in ...

Earth's mass extinctions have come for the dinosaurs and a whopping 95 percent of ocean species. Mammals, like us, may be next — eventually. In intriguing new research published in the science journal ...

Pannotia occupies an awkward position in Earth science. It is described in textbooks and review papers, yet its outline ...

Here's a fun fact: According to the United States Geological Survey, every single continent on the planet was once a single, comprehensive landmass known as Pangea. Pangea existed as it did for about ...

In Dante’s Peak, unexpected tectonic activity results in a massive volcanic eruption which threatens the lives and livelihoods of the people living nearby. It’s the perfect setting for a story in ...

(CNN) — The formation of a new “supercontinent” could wipe out humans and all other mammals still alive in 250 million years, researchers have predicted. Using the first-ever supercomputer climate ...

The global economic system, built on trade and shared rules for 30 years, is breaking apart. Learn about the rising risks and ...

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