SCIENTISTS are mapping the mysterious “lost” continent of Zealandia for the first time. The gigantic landmass in the South Pacific disappeared beneath the waves 23million years ago – and has never ...

Scientists studying the lost continent of Zealandia have produced a series of detailed maps that show the continent sitting beneath the ocean surface. Zealandia is a huge underwater landmass beneath ...

Scientists have been exploring the sea floor off of Australia to unravel the mystery of Zealandia, the 'lost' eighth continent that sank into the sea 23 million years ago. The mostly-submerged ...

Australia is not only the smallest continent but also Earth's largest island. But the land Down Under wasn't always so isolated; it was once part of a bigger supercontinent. So when did Australia ...

Earth’s eighth continent, Zealandia, has been largely unrecognized and “missing” from maps for 375 years. This mostly underwater landmass, spanning about 4.9 million square kilometers, challenges ...

Looking at some of the early European cartographers' maps of the Australian continent, it's hard to not be amused by the inaccuracies. In one, we see Queensland conjoined with Papua New Guinea, while ...

Tectonic movements have pushed the continent more than 1.5 metres away from where it used to be, and where GPS systems assume it is still located You can save this article by registering for free here ...

In 1820, a Russian ship packed with sailors and, oddly, penguins – destined for the men's dinner – spotted a towering shore of ice on the horizon. This was the first ever sighting of the Fimbul Ice ...

A fascinating map has unearthed the 'migration superhighways' Indigenous Australians used tens of thousands of years ago to travel across the continent. Computer modelling has generated an intricate ...

While scientists have known about it for decades, it’s only been in recent years that “Zealandia” has been publicly recognised as the planet’s youngest, smallest, thinnest and most submerged continent ...