New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

Two people died in a separate wildfire on 1 July in the Catalonia region, where Tarragona is located. In the south of France, ...

Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

A searing heatwave sweeping Europe has pushed temperatures above 40°C in parts of Italy and Spain, as the world’s ...

In keeping with protocols, it is appropriate to end this drama of trading places with another conceit. At the end of the eighteenth century ...

Seattle is many cities in one. It’s surrounded by majestic nature on all sides, yet its skyline cuts sharp into the sky. It has neighborhoods where street art rules the walls, and a waterfront that ...

‘US, China, India can all fit into Africa’: On a quest to fix the world map Commonly used projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map 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 ...

A new study tracks the proliferation of fungal pathogens among various climate change scenarios—and it’s not good news.

An incredible mapping effort has revealed the mystery of what had until recently been Earth's missing continent. Zealandia was only recognised as Earth's eighth continent back in 2017, and part of the ...