Researchers have recreated the tumultuous beginnings of Earth, simulating what the planet was like just after its formation 4 ...

Remarkably, it could one day lead to the formation of Earth's sixth ocean. At the heart of this phenomenon are tectonic plates—massive sections of the Earth's crust that move atop the semi-fluid ...

Earth's oceans could one day turn purple. Earth's oceans could one day turn purple. News. ... Cross section of banded iron formation in Karijini National Park, in the Hamersley Range, ...

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

The reason Earth's oceans may have looked different in the ancient past is to do with their chemistry and the evolution of photosynthesis.As a geology undergraduate student, I was taught about the ...

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

Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...

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

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

An analysis of Hawaii’s volcanic rocks revealed Earth’s core is leaking gold and other precious metals, a study found. The elements emerge when ocean islands form.