Looking at some of the early European cartographers' maps of the Australian continent, it's hard to not be amused by the inaccuracies. In one, we see Queensland conjoined with Papua New Guinea, while ...

Scientists will soon venture to the world's hidden eighth continent, the sunken land of Zealandia. The lost continent, which is mostly submerged, with all of New Zealand and a few islands peeking out ...

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 ...

For as long as I've known Earth has seven continents, I've been intrigued by the smallest one, floating around by itself in a corner of the world map. Isolated as an island nation, Australia seemed ...

Australia, or “the land Down Under,” is the only global state that occupies a whole continent. Here’s what’s more interesting: The continent of Australia is the smallest of Earth’s seven continents ...