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

NASA issued a statement about a “city-killer” asteroid (2024 YR4) that they said had a 1.2% chance of slamming into Earth on ...

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

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

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...

Researchers say they might have discovered the oldest rocks on Earth. The rocks in question are a belt of swirly, ...

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne will be playing what they maintain are their last concerts ever atop the all-star Back to the ...

The gold standard for determining the age of ancient rocks is measuring the radioactive decay of isotopes of uranium into lead in minerals known as zircons. But not all rocks contain zircons, so ...

In 2008 scientists reported that rocks in Canada were the world’s oldest. New data appear to confirm this contested claim ...

Beneath Ethiopia, the Earth’s mantle is pulsing like a slow, steady heartbeat, slowly tearing Africa apart and laying the ...

A new study has provided a major update on why Africa is being split into two. The rift has been happening gradually for ...

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