Earth might not have seven continents after all. From an early age, most of us are taught to recognize seven continents: ...

If you are looking at a traditional world map, you won't get an accurate idea of the size of the seven continents; depicting a sphere onto a flat surface means that something will end up distorted.

The continent contains no countries ... Flat, two-dimensional maps can look different because the world is actually curved. This means map-makers need to make compromises when drawing maps.

The Great Rift in East Africa is one of the few spots on Earth being actively separated by tectonic activity and will ...