Inspired by the prehistoric supercontinent, these maps eliminate the oceanic separation between rivals by placing everyone on a single landmass. This results in much more intense competition for ...

Our new study, published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, reveals how this hidden mountain chain emerged more than 500 million years ago when the supercontinent Gondwana formed from ...

Roughly 240 million years ago, long before humans roamed, Earth was home to just one supercontinent known as Pangaea. The Scottish Highlands, the Appalachians, and the Atlas Mountains were ...

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which offers compelling evidence of the legendary Gondwana Supercontinent that once connected the southern landmasses. The park’s collection comprises exquisitely preserved fossils of woody ...

This region was once part of Gondwana, the southern supercontinent that included India, South America, Africa, and others. The Indian plate’s northward drift and collision with Eurasia lifted marine ...

The proportion of oxygen containing Fe minerals had the sharpest increase during the time periods of the Kenorland and Columbia supercontinent assembly events. Indeed, the rise of O is associated with ...