Micrometeorites are thought to shower down on planets throughout the universe, so the discovery that they help protocells ...

Science has been through a lot since the long history of the planet Earth. And people have philosophized and thought about it ...

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest?

Canadian scientists found the oldest known rocks on Earth - dating back 4.16 billion years - shedding light on our planet’s ...

Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements make a ...

Gray rocks uncovered in northern Nunavik, Quebec, Canada may be the ultimate primordial find. The stones date back 4.16 ...

Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq ...

Geologic records reveal that magnetic field strength and oxygen levels rise and fall together, implying deep-Earth processes ...

For over half a billion years, Earth’s magnetic field has risen and fallen in sync with oxygen levels in the atmosphere, and scientists are finally uncovering why. A NASA-led study reveals a striking ...

Scientists think they have found the oldest rocks on earth - Research suggest the rocks could be as old as 4.3 billion years ...

Research into the origin of life. ... May 14, 2025 — The origin of reptiles on Earth has been shown to be up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought ...