Discover how scientists found and dated the oldest rocks on the planet, and why studying them can help explain how life on Earth first began.

Scientists have uncovered 4 billion-year-old rocks from another formation in Canada called the Acasta Gneiss Complex, but the Nuvvuagittuq rocks could be even older.

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.

Earth Science Ancient Rocks in Canada Are Almost as Old as the Earth Itself Rocks older than 4.03 billion years could shed light on Earth's earliest geological history, but they're incredibly rare.

Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada.

Just over 4 billion years ago, magma from Earth’s mantle infiltrated a fracture in the young planet’s primordial crust. Over the following aeons, nearly all of the planet’s early crust ...

(Reuters) -Along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada's northeastern province of Quebec, near the Inuit municipality of Inukjuak, resides a belt of volcanic rock that displays a blend of dark and ...

Falling rocks struck those on a hiking trail in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies, killing one and injuring three others.

SpaceX's Starship exploded in a fiery blaze during a routine engine test in Texas – raising questions about what's next for Elon Musk's company.

A "new star" is shining in the constellation Lupus thanks to an unexpected stellar explosion within the Milky Way — and it can currently be seen with the naked eye from parts of North America ...

The Rocks Beneath Your Feet Are Younger Than Your Parents and Made of Your Trash Natural cement found in industrial waste reacts with ocean water to form rocks in just 35 years, instead of millions.