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Earth’s continents are not fixed in place. They drift, collide, and break apart over hundreds of millions of years, and new research suggests the next great reunion could create conditions so extreme ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Over the past 2 billion years, Earth's continents have collided ...

The formation of a new “supercontinent” could wipe out humans and all other mammals still alive in 250 million years, researchers have predicted. Using the first-ever supercomputer climate models of ...

The creation of Earth’s next supercontinent Pangea Ultima could lead to a mass extinction of mammalian life in 250 million years, and render the vast majority of our planet’s landmasses unfit for ...

The formation of a new "supercontinent" could wipe out humans and all other mammals still alive in 250 million years, researchers have predicted. Using the first-ever supercomputer climate models of ...

The next supercontinent, Pangea Ultima, is likely to get so hot so quickly that mammals cannot adapt, a new supercomputer simulation has forecast. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

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