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

One thing geology teaches us about is the existence of another monumental event in the history of Earth, 2.4 billion years ...

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

But while lifeless during that time, the planet was already covered by vast oceans dotted with hydrothermal vent systems that ...

According to the study, the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), the first organism that spawned all the life that exists today on Earth, emerged as early as 4.2 billion years ago. The DNA ...

The moon is probably even older than assumed and was carved out of the earth only 65 million years ... They have determined an age of 4.5 billion years for the moon. As other analyses have ...

The planet Earth thawed approximately 4.5 billion years ago. The Moon was created when a Mars-sized object crashed. If there was life at that time, it likely was eradicated. Then, bacteria were ...

Our new research, published today in Science, also reveals some bacteria developed the ability to use oxygen long before Earth became saturated with it roughly 2.4 billion years ago. A monumental ...

Our new research, published today in Science, also reveals some bacteria developed the ability to use oxygen long before Earth became saturated with it roughly 2.4 billion years ago. About 4.5 ...