Researchers used zircons and AI to reconstruct Earth's ancient crust, revealing possible tectonic processes from the planet's ...

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

A bold claim about Earth’s earliest known meteorite impact has been reevaluated after new evidence emerged from the Pilbara ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

The discovery of an ancient meteorite impact crater was recently reported in Western Australia. But not everyone is convinced ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by 800 million years.

Debris from Mercury's heavily cratered surface could have reached Earth, so why haven't we found meteorites ... may be the ...

The ancient history of Earth has always been hard to read. Most of the planet’s earliest crust has been lost, buried, or ...

New research suggests that the geological site harbors the oldest known surviving fragments of Earth’s crust, dating back to 4.16 billion years ago.