What is a continent? We think of it as a large body of land surrounded by the sea, aka, ocean. There are a few continent sized countries. Australia is the only continent that is also one country.

The world's smallest continent is on the move - creeping about 2.8 inches, or seven centimetres, a year towards southeast Asia.

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Australian researchers have created a new detailed map of Antarctica ice-free land that they say will help protect the continent biodiversity The tea ...

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Zealandia, which some researchers believe could be considered Earth's eighth continent, is older than previously thought. Recent studies suggest that Zealandia is over a billion years old. Scientists ...

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The first ever comprehensive waterways map reveals the 'horrifying' reality of England's sewage crisis. Sewage spills into ...