Precambrian time covers the vast bulk of ... remains of plants and animals buried when the sediments were formed. The Earth was already more than 600 million years old when life began.

By studying river crystals in Finland, researchers have identified traces of a hidden chunk of Earth's crust from ... the continental crust that formed during the Precambrian's Archean era ...

A research team led by the University of Göttingen has now found new clues about the formation ... ecosystems on Earth. The results were published in the journal Precambrian Research.

Until now, the scientific community debated the starting point of liquid mantle solidification: did it begin deep within the Earth and progress toward the surface, or vice versa? Through advanced ...

Satellite image of Earth displayed the North American continent (top) and the South American continent (bottom). (Pixabay via Courthouse News) (CN) — Like making a cake, dry materials came before ...

In a new study released in Nature this week, researchers state that Earth formed within just 3 million years. That’s notably faster than previous estimates placing the timeline up to 100 million ...

meaning the collision of smaller celestial bodies with Earth. Understanding the formation of this magma ocean is crucial for comprehending Earth's formation. A major problem with current magma ...

With water covering the majority of our planet, scientists have been wading through ideas to answer a fundamental question: Where did it all come from? A popular theory suggests asteroids or ...