This early rocky shell featured chemical signatures previously thought to occur only in continental crusts made by the ...

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

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

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

A new study has changed what scientists thought they knew about Earth’s early history. Researchers have discovered that the ...

Earth’s earliest crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, has long been thought to have lacked the complex chemical features ...

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

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

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

Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet’s history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics. Researchers have made a new discovery that ...