“This early crust was reshaped and made richer in silica ... Plate tectonics then fell into a continuous, self-sustaining pattern. “This discovery completely changes our understanding of Earth's ...

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

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

It’s long been thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see in ...

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

Earth's crust today has a surprisingly similar composition to the planet's first outer shell, or "protocrust," new research ...

Researchers say they discovered evidence that early Earth was home to more hydrogen than previously thought, calling into ...

"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.