They reveal that the chemical composition of the deep mantle has remained almost intact since the Earth's formation 4.5 ...

A groundbreaking discovery in northern Quebec has confirmed the existence of Earth's oldest known rocks, dating back 4.16 ...

In northern Quebec, an exceptional geological formation spans across time. Researchers have just confirmed that these stones, ...

"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or ...

By confirming the age of these rocks, and that they might just be the oldest rocks on Earth, we’re finally opening the door ...

When the island of Santorini was rattled by thousands of small earthquakes earlier this year, many people were left mystified ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it cracks and an ocean basin begins.

If the new age of these Canadian rocks is solid, they would be the first and only ones known to have survived Earth’s earliest, tumultuous time.

Deep beneath Earth’s surface, hot mantle rock slowly rises, fueling massive volcanic activity, tearing continents apart, and ...