supercontinent
Earth Littered With Vast Troves of Diamonds Linked to Ancient Events, Scientists Propose
The world's largest source of natural diamonds formed when an ancient supercontinent broke up, and there may be more like it waiting to be discovered.
The Pacific Ocean Is Shrinking and Will Form a New Supercontinent, Scientists Say
The Pacific Ocean is shrinking by about an inch every year, and supercomputer simulations predict a new supercontinent called "Amasia" will form.
A Billion Years of Time Are Mysteriously Missing. Scientists Think They Know Why.
The Great Unconformity has baffled geologists for a century. New research points to glaciers being the culprit.
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Why One Billion Years of Time Are Missing in the Grand Canyon
The Great Unconformity, a bizarre gap in the geological record, may be linked to the breakup of an ancient supercontinent.
Geologists Show Tasmania and the Grand Canyon Were Connected on Ancient Supercontinent
Rocks from Arizona’s Unkar Group and Tasmania’s Rocky Cape Group were likely part of the same formation 1.1 billion years ago on the supercontinent Rodinia.
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