The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

Gray rocks uncovered in northern Nunavik, Quebec, Canada may be the ultimate primordial find. The stones date back 4.16 billion years to the Hadean era and are the oldest known rocks on the planet.

Perseverance cracked open a tricky Mars rock to find water-related minerals, then zoomed across the landscape to make its ...

A 2.35-billion-year-old Moon rock that fell to Earth in Africa is rewriting what we know about lunar volcanism. This rare ...

Geologists confirm that industrial waste turns into rock in just 35 years, challenging traditional ideas about geological ...

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 light ...

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

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks ...

In 2008, Canadian researchers said they'd found the world's oldest rocks in northern Quebec. The find was controversial. But after more than a decade of hard work, they believe they've really ...

You can travel to Earth's distant past by learning more about Worcester's geology.

'Kenmore,' as the rock is known, eventually offered a valuable peek at the Red Planet's geology—but only after giving Perseverance a hard time.