Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

Scientists have long thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see ...

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics ...

The ancient crust of Australia is crucial for understanding the early Earth, because it tells us about how the continental crust formed and evolved. Continental crust forms the foundation of ...

According to scientists, the impact may have influenced the formation of the first continents by disrupting the Earth's crust. This collision could ... of meteorite impacts in Earth's early evolution.

The durable mineral zircon is the oldest known stuff in our Earth's crust. It is formed only under ... A newly published model of early Earth, out July 30 in Nature, may have stumbled upon the ...

The discovery pushes back the record for the ... of energy from this impact could have played a role in shaping early Earth's crust by pushing one part of the Earth's crust under another, or ...

"Before our discovery, the oldest impact crater was ... energy from this impact could have played a role in shaping early Earth's crust by pushing one part of the Earth's crust under another ...

The discovery bolsters the theory that meteorite impacts played an important role in Earth’s early geological history ... that over time became continental crust. To make a compelling case ...

According to the study “Dehydration Melting at the Top of the Lower Mantle” (2014), this discovery suggests a “whole-Earth water cycle ... exploring volcanic crust with underwater ...