Monday, July 13, 2026
The Earth Puzzle
Earth's Restless Puzzle
Our world map is just a single snapshot in a movie playing for billions of years. Discover how continents wander, collide, and reshape our planet.
The Engine Beneath Our Feet
Continents float on the lithosphere, cracked into massive tectonic plates. Beneath them lies the mantle—a churning layer of semi-solid rock driven by heat from the Earth's core.
The Soup Analogy
Think of a pot of thick soup. Heat causes magma to rise, cool, and sink—creating a "Conveyor Belt."
Tectonic Speed
Plates move 1-2 inches per year. It's slow, but over millions of years, it moves worlds.
Movement Speed Comparison
The Wilson Cycle
The 300 to 500 million-year rhythm of Earth's landmasses. Click the phases below to see how a supercontinent breaks and reforms.
Meet the Ancient Giants
Pangaea is famous, but it wasn't the first. Our planet has seen multiple "Great Assemblies," each creating unique environments for the life of its time.
Rodinia (1.2 Ga)
A barren, lifeless landscape. No plants, no animals—just red rock and massive storms.
Pangaea (335 Ma)
The "All-Earth." Surrounded by Panthalassa, where life flourished and early dinosaurs began to walk.
The Supercontinent Timeline
X-Axis: Millions of Years Ago (Ma) | Bubble Size: Estimated Landmass Relative Scale
The Next Titan
In about 250 million years, the continents will huddle once more. Geologists call this future giant Pangaea Proxima. Australia is already racing north, and the Atlantic is growing wider every day.