Scientists believe that the motion of Earth's continents through plate tectonics has been largely steady over millions of years. New research, however, suggests this drift can speed up or slow down ...

What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution. In ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina, Pope Francis was the first to be elected Pope from the Americas. See his life in ...

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Two massive continents are on a silent crash course—and the impact could rewrite Earth’s future.