A team of researchers has complied a comprehensive list of all known plants that take root throughout North and South America, shedding light on plant diversity and patterns across the two continents.

A new map of the South Orkney Islands has been released ... Islands lie roughly 650km north-east of the Antarctic Peninsula and 1250km south-east of South America. The British research station ...

Staring at a map of North and South America, from the frozen extremities of Canada down to the Diego Ramírez islands off Chile, it’s hard to fathom the cultural variations that have evolved ...

Aside from supercontinent formations, North and South America were unconnected up until ... volcanoes that breached the ocean surface as islands, according to NASA Earth Observatory.

Often referred to as the “Galápagos Islands of North America,” this national park encompasses five islands: Anacapa, Santa ...

the first to ever be printed in America. It shows New England with north oriented to the right, including details like Rhode Island and New Haven. The map’s name speaks of the style of the day ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. North America is the third largest continent in the world. It is located in the Northern Hemisphere. The north of ...