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

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

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

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

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics ...

“This discovery has major implications for how ... The new model demonstrated that Earth’s early crust fractured, with portions thickening into the precursors of continents while the molten ...

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

Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust ...

"This early crust was reshaped and made richer ... self-sustaining pattern. "This discovery completely changes our understanding of Earth's earliest geological processes," says Professor Turner.

Researchers have discovered cratonic thinning occurring beneath North America, driven by the remnants of the Farallon Plate.