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.

“This discovery has major implications for how ... The new model demonstrated that Earth’s early crust fractured, with portions thickening into the precursors of continents while the molten ...

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?

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 ...

Allen.G/Shutterstock The chemical fingerprint was always there This discovery has major implications ... Further modelling of the geodynamics of Earth's early crust is needed to better understand ...

A team of researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have made a rather worrying discovery - the underside of the North American continent ... As for the culprit, it may be due to the remnants ...