Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Geologists have now unearthed evidence of a 3.5 billion-year-old crater found in ...

The impact crater could be linked to the origins of life on Earth. The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way ...

"Given how rare such evidence is due to [Earth's] geological recycling processes, this is a major breakthrough in understanding early Earth." Geologists have discovered the world's oldest known ...

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Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater. Located in Western Australia, the crater has been dated to about 3.5 billion years ago, at a time when these almost ...

The discovery bolsters the theory that meteorite impacts played an important role in Earth’s early geological history Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent Researchers discovered the oldest ...