Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements make a ...

Two different testing methods found that rocks from an area called the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt in northern Quebec date ...

The Earth’s crust is disappearing right beneath our feet – and most people don’t even realise it.Now, if you’re a geologist, or got a keen interest in how the Earth is put together, then this probably ...

Deep within the Earth’s mantle, rhythmic pulses of hot lava are emerging on the surface, offering a rare glimpse into the ...

A study reveals that the oldest continental crust on Earth is slowly being broken up by shifting tectonic forces.

Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it cracks and an ocean basin begins.

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest?

In 2008, researchers reported that these rocks dated back 4.3 billion years 2, a claim that other scientists contested. Work ...

Earth These rocks are probably the last remains of Earth's early crust. Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements ...

Scientists identified a heartbeat-like rhythmic pulse trapped within the Earth — and say it has profound implications for a ...

On a clear night, the moon you gaze upon looks the same as it looked for the first humans that walked Earth—the same ...