Geographic Tongue Is an Actual Medical Condition

Geographic Tongue Is an Actual Medical Condition

No April Fools' trick here, this bizarre condition is just as real as the exploding head syndrome, albeit very rare

Watch: How Plate Tectonics Work, as Explained by Science

Watch: How Plate Tectonics Work, as Explained by Science

New video explains how and why our good old Earth's appearance drastically changed over the millennia

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 20th, 2014
Super-Earths May Feature Continents, Not Just Watery Surfaces

Super-Earths May Feature Continents, Not Just Watery Surfaces

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 6th, 2014
Life May Have Favored the Development of the Continents

Life May Have Favored the Development of the Continents

New study shows life changed the appearance of ancient Earth

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • December 3rd, 2012
Planetside 2 Short-Term Plans Include More Continents, NPC Armies

Planetside 2 Short-Term Plans Include More Continents, NPC Armies

Gamers will also get more items and support for eSports

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • September 14th, 2012
Second Continent Coming to Planetside 2 Beta

Second Continent Coming to Planetside 2 Beta

A third one will be introduced when the game launches

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 19th, 2012
How Earth's Continents Evolved Over the Eons

How Earth's Continents Evolved Over the Eons

Scientists analyze data spanning 4.5 billion years

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 16th, 2012
How the First Continents Formed

How the First Continents Formed

New theories shed doubt on established scientific knowledge

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 2nd, 2012
Assessing Earth's Brightness During the Time of the Dinosaurs

Assessing Earth's Brightness During the Time of the Dinosaurs

The research could help improve our observations of alien worlds

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 14th, 2010
Exoplanetary Flicker Can Help the Quest for Alien Life

Exoplanetary Flicker Can Help the Quest for Alien Life

Or at least help discover oceans and continents on other worlds

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 27th, 2010
Volcanic Eruptions May Have Shaped Primate Evolution

Volcanic Eruptions May Have Shaped Primate Evolution

The theory is highly debated

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 4th, 2009
Antarctica Was a Safe Heaven During Extinction Events

Antarctica Was a Safe Heaven During Extinction Events

Research has shown it allowed many species to survive

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 22nd, 2009
The Migrations of the Clovis Culture

The Migrations of the Clovis Culture

Artifacts have been found more southwards than ever before

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 23rd, 2009
Continents Help Earth's Core Remain Hot

Continents Help Earth's Core Remain Hot

They act as thermal insulators

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • March 21st, 2008
Supercontinent Split Under its Own Weight

Supercontinent Split Under its Own Weight

New model explains why Gondwana broke

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • January 7th, 2008
Plate Tectonics May Stop Moving for a Brief Period of Time

Plate Tectonics May Stop Moving for a Brief Period of Time

In the next 350 million years