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

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

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

Researchers have discovered cratonic thinning occurring beneath North America, driven by the remnants of the Farallon Plate.

In a new paper, Jordan Jensen and Alexis Ault introduce a new forensic tool designed to enhance our understanding of how ...

The world's oldest known impact crater has been identified in the Pilbara, which is a part of Western Australia, according to new research reported in Nature Communications. The crater was made about ...

The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than 3.5 billion years ago is changing the way scientists view the history of Earth ...

A team of Australian scientists from Curtin University uncovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact site—a 3.47 billion-year-old crater in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Co-lead author Professor Chris Kirkland, also from Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, said the discovery shed new light on how meteorites shaped Earth's early environment.

Our discovery ... rocks on Earth formed more than 3 billion years ago, and are found in the cores of most modern continents.

Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust ...

Curtin University researchers have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was ...