An curved arrow pointing right. Tectonic activity is shifting Australia northward, messing with GPS-run technology and pushing scientists to update the continent's coordinates. Produced by Noah ...

Australia might not be as far away as it used to be because the entire continent has moved 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) since 1994, according to Reuters. How did this happen? Tectonic shifts are the reason.

and then from Australia about 80 million years ago. While land masses and tectonic plates are a main consideration in determining continents, they are not the only one. Societal views may also ...

However, the colliding of Australia ... years both continents will merge and possibly become one, and this will change the geological system of the Earth. In case you are wondering, this process is ...

Australia is inching northwards (moving 2.8 inches annually to be precise) and is set to collide with ... ring of fire around the new super-continent." Such tectonic activity once shaped the ...

Scientists also believe its ancient rocks, found in Western Australia’s Jack Hills, could hold important clues about how Earth became habitable. Unlike other continents, Australia has remained ...