Remnants of a liquid layer of magma near Earth's core, formed in the first few hundred million years of the planet's history, ...

New research suggests that Earth's first crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, already carried the chemical traits we ...

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

New research reveals a surprising link between the ancient tectonic history of oceanic plates and their fate as they subduct ...

Scientists discovered Earth's first crust had continental chemical signatures. This challenges beliefs about when these ...

Scientists have long thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs about how our continents formed and when plate tectonics began.

Research results showed Earth’s earliest crust – known as the protocrust – that formed during the Hadean eon, would have a ...

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs about how our continents formed and when plate tectonics began. A study ...

Earth’s earliest crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, has long been thought to have lacked the complex chemical features ...