Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet’s largest land masses is less clear than we learned in school. By Matt Kaplan The world is split up into continents, there are ...

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, ...

A volcanic eruption in 2010 put the island nation on millions of travelers’ maps. But is the country’s culture now at risk?

From chasing the Northern Lights to hiking across awe-inspiring glaciers, these eight experiences allow you to enjoy the beauty of winter on this wild and varied island. Winter may bring colder ...