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Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...
Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...
The ancient history of Earth has always been hard to read. Most of the planet’s earliest crust has been lost, buried, or melted by geologic processes over billions of years.
Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...
They reveal that the chemical composition of the deep mantle has remained almost intact since the Earth's formation 4.5 ...
The Earth’s crust is disappearing right beneath our feet – and most people don’t even realise it. Now, if you’re a geologist, ...
By confirming the age of these rocks, and that they might just be the oldest rocks on Earth, we’re finally opening the door ...
In 2008 scientists reported that rocks in Canada were the world’s oldest. New data appear to confirm this contested claim ...
On the shores of Hudson Bay in northeastern Canada lie what could be the world’s oldest rocks. A study now suggests they are at least 4.16 billion years old — 160 million years older than any others ...
The discovery of a new lifeform within Earth’s crust has sent ripples through the scientific community, challenging our ...
Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest?
Science News: China has initiated a high-stakes mission, employing the Meng Xiang vessel to drill into the Earth's crust, aiming to reach the Moho. This ambitious p ...