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

This early rocky shell featured chemical signatures previously thought to occur only in continental crusts made by the ...

With a computer rendering, he helped scientists understand that the earth, with its shifting tectonic plates, is “an ...

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

Venus may be far more geologically alive than anyone expected. New research suggests its outer crust could be churning with ...

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

Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be ...

A new study led by a University of Calgary scientist has found evidence that suggests Mars once had a carbon cycle, giving further support for the habitability of the red planet.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have run new calculations, suggesting that Venus' outer crust could be experiencing convection—a process where heated material rises and cooler ...