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 ...

"This early crust was reshaped and made richer ... self-sustaining pattern. "This discovery completely changes our understanding of Earth's earliest geological processes," says Professor Turner.

Geologists have made certain assumptions about how the crust making up our planet's earliest surface formed, but a new study ...

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics begin?

A common mineral, α-alumina, found abundantly in Earth's crust, may have played a critical role in initiating the chemical ...

Earth's crust today has a surprisingly similar composition to the planet's first outer shell, or "protocrust," new research finds. This early rocky shell featured chemical signatures previously ...

Beneath the American Midwest, on the continent of North America, the underside of Earth's crust is dripping into ... Only recently discovered, lithospheric dripping occurs in other parts of ...

With a computer rendering, he helped scientists understand that the earth, with its shifting tectonic plates, is “an extraordinary living being” that is “continuously changing.” ...

New research has uncovered that early Earth may ... the material which formed Earth in the first instance actually did contain a lot of hydrogen and oxygen.The discovery of hydrogen in this ...