Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

The ancient history of Earth has always been hard to read. Most of the planet’s earliest crust has been lost, buried, or ...

The molten rock was hot enough to melt the surrounding rocks and release massive amounts of carbon dioxide into Earth's ...

A recent study led by NASA has revealed a surprising connection between Earth’s magnetic field and the oxygen levels that ...

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

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

Beneath Ethiopia, the Earth’s mantle is pulsing like a slow, steady heartbeat, slowly tearing Africa apart and laying the ...

Canadian scientists found the oldest known rocks on Earth - dating back 4.16 billion years - shedding light on our planet’s ...

Geologic records reveal that magnetic field strength and oxygen levels rise and fall together, implying deep-Earth processes ...

Beneath the ocean surface, a global mission is underway that could reshape our understanding of our planet. Inspired by Sir ...

If the new age of these Canadian rocks is solid, they would be the first and only ones known to have survived Earth’s earliest, tumultuous time.

Canadian researchers said they'd found the world's oldest rocks in northern Quebec. The find was controversial. But after ...