A new study by Dr. Jordan Phethean, leader at the University of Derby, suggests that Earth has only six continents and not seven as conventionally accepted. The study challenges a time-honored ...

For decades, students around the world have memorized the same geography lesson: seven continents, split cleanly by oceans and plate boundaries. But new research out of the University of Derby is ...

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa, ...