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 ...

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

Earth is the only known planet which has plate tectonics today. The constant movement of these giant slabs of rock over the ...

“Before our discovery, the oldest impact crater was 2.2 billion ... The tremendous amount of energy from this impact could have played a role in shaping early Earth’s crust by pushing one part of the ...

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 discovery bolsters the theory that meteorite impacts played an important role in Earth's early geological history ...

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 ...

The discovery pushes back the record for the ... of energy from this impact could have played a role in shaping early Earth's crust by pushing one part of the Earth's crust under another, or ...

"Before our discovery, the oldest impact crater was ... energy from this impact could have played a role in shaping early Earth's crust by pushing one part of the Earth's crust under another ...

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