History teachers love making everything sound clean and simple. "This happened, then that happened, everyone learned a lesson ...

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When one considers the term “Continent of Science,” one may think of an area filled with the presence of universities or other hubs of science or tech.

The surface of our world has been in a constant state of flux for millions of years. Continents have wandered, oceans have ...

The North American craton actually dips near the Rockies rather than forming a sharp vertical step as previously believed.

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Marvel introduced numerous characters in the last decades, including some of the coolest villains in their illustrious ...

Looking at a world map feels simple. Each country seems to sit neatly on one continent. But geography loves surprises. Some countries stretch across t.

More than 3.5 billion years ago, the Earth was not the hospitable world we know today. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, the seas ...