Although everyone learns that the Earth is neatly divided into seven continents (at least for now), a scientist from the University of Derby recently suggested that things may not be so clear cut.

Growing up, most of us learned that Earth is home to seven continents. But it may be time to rewrite the geography textbooks, as a controversial study now claims there are actually only six continents ...

The ancient Greek thinker Anaximander lent his prodigious talents to pre-Socratic Greek philosophy, geography, geometry, and cosmology.