As scientists continue to explore Zealandia, they not only reveal the continent's mysteries but also enhance our understanding of the planet’s ever-evolving story.

Despite its enormous size — around 5 million square kilometers — 94% of Zealandia i s submerged beneath the Pacific Ocean, making it invisible to early mapmakers and explorers. It wasn’t until 2017 ...

Geoscientists discovered a continent that had been hiding in plain sight for almost 375 years. Historically, there's been speculation about whether a continent known as Zealandia or Te Riu-a-Māui ...

Zealandia, which separated from Australia millions of years ago and was once Earth's eighth continent, is a "geological time capsule," said The Brighter Side, and holds valuable information about ...

Zealandia, a submerged landmass in the Pacific, is considered the world's eighth continent. Named in 1995 and confirmed as a continent in 2017, it separated from Gondwana millions of years ago ...

Rocks from below During a video call, Mortimer holds up a fist-size, splotchy, gray rock—a granite pulled from the team’s 2016 voyage to the northern portion of Zealandia.

The discovery of Zealandia The history of Zealandia, or Te Riu-a-Māui in Maori, is quite ancient. Several research and scientific developments helped to determine the location of the continent.