Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized ...

Explain that Asia is one of several continents that make up the world. Discuss the meaning of continent and show these on a globe or 2D map of the world. Find Asia on a globe and discuss its ...

When he was in second grade, my son observed to me that Asia was a “fake continent ... Asia with the arrival in their midst of European maps and geographical works in the early 17th century.

But are there really seven continents? Anyone with a map can see that Asia and Europe are connected. They are often called Eurasia for that reason. The divide is pretty arbitrary, more culturally ...

Geologists at Utrecht University have reconstructed the history of Argoland, finding that it exists in fragments across a region of Southeast Asia. A map shows the history of the "lost" continent ...

Scientists have issued a warning that a moving continent is on a collision course with Asia – a natural but potentially catastrophic event that will alter the world as we know it. Australia is ...

Over time, this continental movement has affected Australia’s maps and GPS devices ... debate the outcome of when the two continents collide. “Once Asia's standard fauna meet Australia's ...

It’s the world’s largest continent, with more species than anywhere else on the planet, yet the wildlife and landscapes of Asia are often mistakenly overlooked. Hoping to correct that ...

Animals in Asia have developed extraordinary ways to survive in the human world Asia, the most densely-populated continent of all, is home to almost five billion people. This is more than the rest ...

From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa, Antarctica, Asia ... counts as a continent might need a rewrite. The map of Earth, long ...